Ticker: Court won’t vacate Alaska oil project; Zelenskyy says oil surge could help Russia

Ticker: Court won’t vacate Alaska oil project; Zelenskyy says oil surge could help Russia


A federal appeals court panel refused to vacate the approval of the massive Willow oil project on Alaska’s petroleum-rich North Slope though it found flaws in how the approval was reached. The court’s majority opinion found what it called a procedural error — but not a serious or substantive one — by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management as part of the analysis in approving Willow. Speaking to journalists in Kyiv, Zelenskyy said the surge in oil prices threatens Ukraine’s position on the battlefield, especially because Western allies have not enforced effective price caps on Russian oil exports.

Author: Boston Herald Wire Services


Published at: 2025-06-15 21:16:32

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