Hunting for oil beneath the ice

What's it like to prospect for oil, where a balmy day is -11degF, and your only companions are the frozen wastelands?

This article tells us about the current situation in Alaska: Dwindling reserves and people searching for crumbs of oil in the vast inhospitable place.

ANWR, unexplored thanks to Acts of Congress, beckons ... I would love to see it explored and more oil found. After all, the Alaskans want it and shouldn't they control their own destiny?

Filed under: alaska, oil, and exploration