The Last Winter2006

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Marketing Video:
Alaska. Vast wilderness of the north. Land of great natural beauty and diversity. This is rugged county, land of black gold. Alaska's North Slope has been producing oil out of Prudhoe Bay since 1968, delivering to refineries and ports 800 miles to the south through the great Trans-Alaskan pipeline. But another northern region known as the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge has remained untapped. Only once have prospectors gained access to this barren landscape. In 1986, KIK Corporation, a partnership between native and business interests, petitioned the drilling of a test well. The results of the drilling has been a carefully guarded secret ever since. With only a solitary white box marking the footprint where the rig once stood. And now at last, after an historic vote in Congress, the KIK well will reveal her secrets, and North Industries will be there. Working in concert with environmental experts, North Industries will send advanced teams to map the area and determine the strategic drilling locations. Ice roads will be constructed to transport rigs, and drill sites and pipelines will be in operation within the decade. One step closer to energy independence. We have got the vision, the experience, the know how. North Industries, trust, risk, results.