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Shale Oil Conference Addresses Resource Potential, Challenges

There’s growing interest in developing shale oil on Alaska’s North Slope. A conference on the topic in Anchorage Tuesday drew a sell-out crowd. The potential resource on the North Slope is enormous, but there are also big challenges that may make it hard for companies to economically develop the oil.

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Annie Feidt is the broadcast managing editor at Alaska Public Media. Reach her at afeidt@alaskapublic.org.