A U.S. offshore regulator published its final environmental impact statement on a planned oil development in the Beaufort Sea offshore Alaska.

With energy resources on the line, Alaska Gov. Bill Walker said he was heading to Washington next week to discuss trade tensions with U.S. and Chinese officials.

Oil production from an Alaskan wildlife refuge won't take place for another decade at least and domestic needs by then are uncertain, a federal report found.

With trade tensions easing between the world's leading economies, Alaska's governor said cooperating in the energy sector could reduce them even further.

Ending an extended session, state lawmakers in oil-rich Alaska reached a compromise that helped bridge a budget gap, the governor said.

State residents should review a draft climate plan that balances the need for oil and gas revenue against environmental issues, Alaska's governor and lieutenant governor said.

Foreign entity commitment to an Alaskan project meant to bring liquefied natural gas to the export market brings it closer to reality, the state governor said.

An initial step toward opening up an Arctic wilderness area in Alaska to oil and gas development unveils a revenue stream for the state, the governor said.

A trade mission to China will showcase the prospects for investment opportunities in Alaska, the governor of the northern U.S. state said.

A major Chinese bank is among the financial entities tasked with raising equity to develop a liquefied natural gas project in Alaska, the developer said.

With a timeline for a gas delivery point in Alaska established, Gov. Bill Walker said a hurdle for investments in the project has been cleared.

Opening up the potential for oil and gas in parts of an Alaskan wildlife refuge was one of the biggest components of the tax overhaul, the U.S. president said.

Florida Gov. Rick Scott said getting Florida off the Trump oil and gas plan was a hard fought battle, though some critics said it smacked of political favor.

Praised as a necessity by the industry, President Trump is wasting his time with some of the areas proposed for offshore drilling, an attorney said.

The U.S. government said it was seeking additional public input on plans by an oil company to build artificial islands to drill in the Beaufort Sea.