康菲石油公司12 月 22 日表示，该公司已做出最终投资决定 (FID)，以推进阿拉斯加 Willow 项目的开发。

该公司在新闻稿中表示，最终投资决定批准了该项目，并为开采第一批石油所需的建设提供资金。该公司表示，该决定是在内政部 2023 年 3 月的决定记录和最近的积极法院命令（包括本周第九巡回上诉法院驳回原告的禁令请求）之后作出的。

董事长兼首席执行官瑞安·兰斯 (Ryan Lance) 表示：“我们很高兴能够实现这一重要里程碑。” “通过该项目授权，我们已经开始冬季施工，阿拉斯加人已经开始从负责任的能源开发中受益。”

据土地管理局称，该项目预计将为联邦政府、阿拉斯加州和阿拉斯加原住民社区带来 80 亿至 170 亿美元的新收入。

康菲石油公司表示，Willow 预计在该项目的整个生命周期内生产约 600 MMbbl，从而减少美国对外国能源供应的依赖。

该公司表示，该项目“旨在支持阿拉斯加北坡的自给活动并与之共存”，并经历了五年严格的监管和环境审查。Willow 的建设将使用主要在美国制造和采购的材料进行。它有可能创造超过 2,500 个建筑工作岗位和约 300 个长期工作岗位。

“我们感谢许多支持 Willow 的支持者。阿拉斯加原住民社区和团体，特别是那些最接近北坡项目的社区和团体，不断提供意见，帮助塑造该项目。我们也感谢阿拉斯加两党国会代表团的坚定支持- 参议员丽莎·默科斯基和丹·沙利文以及众议员玛丽·佩尔托拉 - 州立法机构和有组织的劳工团体，”兰斯说。“我们的员工和承包商社区多年来致力于设计一个项目，该项目将提供可靠的能源，同时遵守最高的环境标准。”

ConocoPhillips has made a final investment decision (FID) to move forward with development of the Willow project in Alaska, the company said Dec. 22.

The FID approves the project and funds construction needed to reach first oil, the company said in a news release. The decision follows the Department of the Interior’s March 2023 record of decision and recent positive court orders, including this week's Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals denial of plaintiffs' request for an injunction, the company said.

"We are excited to reach this significant milestone," said Ryan Lance, chairman and chief executive officer. "With this project authorization, we've begun winter construction and Alaskans have started to receive the benefits from responsible energy development."

The project is projected to deliver $8 billion to $17 billion in new revenue for the federal government, the state of Alaska and Alaska Native communities, according to the Bureau of Land Management.

Willow is estimated to produce approximately 600 MMbbl over the lifetime of the project, decreasing American dependence on foreign energy supplies, ConocoPhillips said.

The project is “designed to support and coexist with subsistence activities on Alaska's North Slope,” and underwent five years of rigorous regulatory and environmental review, the company said. Willow’s construction will be undertaken with materials primarily made and sourced in the U.S. It has the potential to create more than 2,500 construction jobs and approximately 300 long-term jobs.

"We are grateful for the many supporters who advocated for Willow. Alaska Native communities and groups, especially those closest to the project on the North Slope, continually provided input that helped shape this project. We also appreciate the unwavering support from Alaska's bipartisan Congressional Delegation - Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan and Representative Mary Peltola - the state legislature and organized labor groups," Lance said. "Our employees and the contractor community have dedicated years to designing a project that will provide reliable energy while adhering to the highest environmental standards."