Record North Slope lease sale by supermajors shines fresh light on 88 Energy's Alaskan ambitions

ExxonMobil, ConocoPhillips, Repsol and Shell have just competed at the most successful lease sale ever held in Alaska's National Petroleum Reserve. The timing could hardly be better for 88 Energy Ltd (AIM:88E, ASX:88E, OTCQB:EEENF, FRA:POQ), the AIM-listed explorer advancing plans to drill one of the North Slope's most promising untested prospects.