Willow would be the first large project constructed in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska.
The federal government is opposing the environmental groups’ lawsuit and is backed by ConocoPhillips, the state of Alaska, the North Slope Borough and a variety of companies and industry groups who hope to see the project developed.
As many as 1,200 people would be involved in direct construction, the company said, with another 600 offering support. If the case isn’t resolved by then and ConocoPhillips can’t work this winter, there is a risk that the company could fail to meet the requirements of its land lease with the federal government.
Under the terms of the agreement, the first oil must flow by September 2029. Writing to Gleason, Dunn said that “timely first oil requires a highly integrated series of construction milestones from 2023 through 2029, and there are no opportunities to further compress the construction schedule that would not create major execution risk.”
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