North Slope producers have a full plate of projects in 2020 and beyond as companies speed the development of new discoveries. More new finds are coming, too. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now The activity is needed to keep long-term slope production at, or slightly below, the 500,000 b/d level. A recent state long-term production forecast foresees a short-term dip to 434,000 b/d in 2024 and then a return to 490,000 b/d by 2029 as new projects kick in. But challenges remain, including a proposal to significantly boost state production taxes, as well as the price of crude, which has a major impact on Alaska, where the cost of production in a frontier environment is high. ConocoPhillips has made […]