![]() Murphy noted that half of the $11.2 million in bid revenue from the federal sale goes to the State of Alaska. Other than 2016, when companies spent $18.8 million on leases, it is the largest collective bid amount for an NPR-A lease sale since 2008. Overall, BLM received winning bids totaling $11.2 million on 92 tracts covering just more than 1 million acres in the eastern and central portions of the NPR-A, according to BLM Associate State Director Ted Murphy. The Nanushuk discovery has since sparked a boom in exploration on the North Slope with Oil Search and ConocoPhillips declaring finds with potential of more than 100,000 barrels per day each. The NPR-A lease sale put on by the Bureau of Land Management on Wednesday morning was dominated by North Slope Exploration LLC, a company formed by noted North Slope explorer Bill Armstrong of Denver, according to state business records.Īrmstrong, through his namesake company Armstrong Oil and Gas, led the discovery of the Nanushuk oil formation in partnership with Spanish major Repsol six years ago before selling his stake in the Pikka Unit prospect to Oil Search for $850 million in a deal announced in late 2017. The company spent as much as $276 per acre to secure the leases it sought. Oil Search won nearly 40 lease tracts primarily on the eastern portion of the Slope south of the Point Thomson gas field. North Slope bidding on state lands was dominated by Oil Search Alaska, which is developing the large Nanushuk oil project in the Pikka Unit. The state’s lease sales for near-shore Beaufort Sea acreage and broader onshore North Slope areas together garnered 69 bids from four groups totaling about $7.8 million in bonus bids, according to Division of Oil and Gas Director Tom Stokes. ![]() The State of Alaska’s annual North Slope oil and gas lease sale held Wednesday morning was quieter than in recent years but that was partly offset by a spike in industry interest for lands in the federal National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska. Don't forget to order sides of both the hot honey and the dilly ranch.īonus: The weekly specials are often super inventive recent offerings have included a play on green bean casserole and a burger-inspired pie with beer cheese and secret sauce.Updated: DecemPublished: December 12, 2019īill Armstrong, seen in his Anchorage office in 2016, was the high bidder on some 1 million acres in the annual National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska lease sale on Dec 11. All of the pizza is made on naturally leavened crust with just a faint sourdough tang, and Redeemer mixes its artisan approach to dough with classic, craveable components like ooey-gooey low-moisture mozzarella. In the front dining room, you can order whole pies along with appetizers, wine, cocktails and more. An entry through the back alley marked by a neon slice sign leads to the slice window, where you can pick up one of that day's specials: New York-style and thick Sicilian options are both available. When Spencer White and Alex Figura, the owners of fast-casual pasta hit Dio Mio, started toying with the idea of getting large deck ovens in order to expand their baking capabilities, the concept morphed into a pizza place. Here are my picks for the ten best places to eat pizza in metro Denver this year, in alphabetical order (with an extra spot that's worth the drive): And there are some solid slice-centric options that work particularly well after a drink (or five), too, but we eliminated them from consideration for this list and focused on expertise in whole pies. While old-school pizza spots that serve more traditional New York-style pies hold a nostalgic place in the hearts of many Denver diners, the newer joints have really stepped it up in terms of technique and quality of ingredients. We opted to stick with brick-and-mortars that serve pizza every day they're open - though there are plenty of specials, pop-ups and food trucks worth your attention, such as Taglio Tuesdays at Coperta, when it serves Roman-style pies, and the offerings from Get Sauced, Pizza Limbo and Simply Pizza. ![]() The current pizza scene is so hot, in fact, that we had to set some ground rules in order to narrow this list down to ten. In recent years, the city long without a pizza style of its own has continued to welcome regional styles while slowly and quietly developing a signature trend: sourdough, or naturally leavened, crust, topped with seasonal and local ingredients that go beyond the basic pepperoni and sausage. After eating dozens of pies at places old and new, it became clear to me that Denver's pizza game is strong right now, even if it's in a time of transition.
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