1.   Arco has been trying to slow declines in its Alaskan oil output.

2.   Boxer said she also plans to introduce legislation when the Senate reconvenes next week to restore the prohibition on exports of Alaskan oil.

3.   But they are not central to the crisis, and Alaskan oil has nothing at all to do with it.

4.   Murkowski argued that it made no more sense to block export of Alaskan oil than it would to block the foreign sale of Boeing planes or Pacific Northwest timber.

5.   The largest shipper of Alaskan oil, British Petroleum, has chartered three double-hulled tankers for use in Prince William Sound.

6.   The Klondike was mined and the Alaskan oil pipeline built despite snow.

7.   The very idea has sparked a backlash reminiscent of opposition to the Alaskan oil pipeline a quarter century ago.

8.   Under the embargo, most Alaskan oil ended up in California because it is the closest large domestic market.

9.   Taiwan may also consider buying Alaskan oil now available for foreign consumption.