ConocoPhillips’ winter oil exploration plans can go ahead, federal judge rules

By: James Brooks

Outlets: Alaska Beacon

Published: January 29, 2026

Words: 512

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 5 days ago

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A federal judge in Alaska declined on Tuesday to stop oil exploration efforts by ConocoPhillips in the federally controlled National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska on the North Slope.

In a 17-page order, Judge Sharon Gleason concluded that a group of environmental and tribal groups did not show that they were likely to succeed in a lawsuit seeking to block the company’s program, and for that reason she denied their request for a preliminary injunction that sought …

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