THE LINK: OCTOBER 2023 14 Photos Courtesy ConocoPhillips About 1,800 people will be at work on Willow over the next year. ConocoPhillips: It could make or break $7.5B project Alaska federal U.S. District Court judge Sharon Gleason is expected to rule in early November on two environmental lawsuits filed against the U.S. Bureau of Land Management on ConocoPhillips’ big Willow oil project on the North Slope. The decision could make or break the $7.5 billion project, a company official said. The decision will come ahead of the 2023-2024 winter construction season. If the judge rules favorably, construction work will be underway in the upcoming season. If the decision is in favor of the environmental groups, it’s “highly unlikely” Willow will ever be built, Connor Dunn, vice president of Willow for ConocoPhillips, told the court in an Aug. 29 filing. The environmental groups are Willow court decision due in early November
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