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ConocoPhillips Kuparuk River Unit, Alaska.
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ConocoPhillips produces first oil from Nuna project in Alaska

Dec. 20, 2024
ConocoPhillips Alaska has achieved first oil from the Nuna drillsite 3T in the Kuparuk River Unit on Alaska’s North Slope.

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