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Domestic News
August 30, 1955
Daily Sitka Sentinel And The Arrowhead Press
Sitka, Alaska
What is this article about?
A barge carrying a drilling rig and supplies departed Seattle for Icy Bay, Alaska, towed by the tug Agnes Foss, to support Phillips Petroleum Co.'s ongoing oil exploration in the area, operated jointly with Kerr-McGee Oil Industries.
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Oil exploration equipment sent to Icy Bay.
SEATTLE (AP) — A barge laden with a big drilling rig, casing and other supplies left Seattle last night for the Icy Bay area in Alaska, where the Phillips Petroleum Co. is seeking oil.
The barge was towed by the tug Agnes Foss.
The Phillips company, operator of the joint properties of Phillips and Kerr-McGee Oil Industries, Inc., in the Katalla-Yakataga area, declined to discuss details of the work.
A company spokesman in Tulsa, Okla., said the supplies were "for continued exploratory drilling operations."
SEATTLE (AP) — A barge laden with a big drilling rig, casing and other supplies left Seattle last night for the Icy Bay area in Alaska, where the Phillips Petroleum Co. is seeking oil.
The barge was towed by the tug Agnes Foss.
The Phillips company, operator of the joint properties of Phillips and Kerr-McGee Oil Industries, Inc., in the Katalla-Yakataga area, declined to discuss details of the work.
A company spokesman in Tulsa, Okla., said the supplies were "for continued exploratory drilling operations."
What sub-type of article is it?
Shipping
Economic
What keywords are associated?
Oil Exploration
Icy Bay
Alaska
Phillips Petroleum
Drilling Rig
Barge Departure
What entities or persons were involved?
Phillips Petroleum Co.
Kerr Mcgee Oil Industries, Inc.
Where did it happen?
Icy Bay Area, Alaska
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Icy Bay Area, Alaska
Event Date
Last Night
Key Persons
Phillips Petroleum Co.
Kerr Mcgee Oil Industries, Inc.
Outcome
supplies sent for continued exploratory drilling operations.
Event Details
A barge laden with a big drilling rig, casing and other supplies left Seattle for the Icy Bay area in Alaska, towed by the tug Agnes Foss, where Phillips Petroleum Co. is seeking oil as operator of joint properties with Kerr-McGee Oil Industries, Inc., in the Katalla-Yakataga area.