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TRANS-ALASKA PIPELINE TAX VALUE FIGHT

Ongoing reporting on the multi-billion dollar municipal tax valuation battle between oil majors and the State of Alaska.

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PART 3 trans-Alaska pipeline system

June 29, 2026

With tens of millions at stake, feud over trans-Alaska pipeline value heads to court

Alaska’s major oil companies, and three municipalities, have filed separate appeals of a state tax board decision that set the value of the pipeline at $13 billion.

Reported by Max Graham READ FULL INVESTIGATION →

PART 2 trans-Alaska pipeline system

May 28, 2026

In setback for oil companies, tax board raises trans-Alaska pipeline value by $3 billion

But the decision is likely to head to be appealed to the courts.

Reported by Max Graham READ FULL INVESTIGATION →

PART 1 trans-Alaska pipeline system

May 12, 2026

After 10-year truce, a major tax dispute looms over the trans-Alaska pipeline system

Hundreds of millions of dollars in property taxes for the state, the North Slope and Fairbanks boroughs and the city of Valdez could be at stake.

Reported by Nathaniel Herz READ FULL INVESTIGATION →