It appears Sullivan and Murkowski are not fighting for a 90-10 split on revenues that was promised to Alaska under the statehood compact.  From this report it is not clear if Alaska receives any revenue at all.

So what are we gaining if that is true?

Oil development that does not pay Alaska a royalty or severance tax actually hurts Alaska because this is oil that competes with oil that does pay Alaska revenue.  The same argument applies to off shore oil- where that oil, again, competes with oil that pays Alaska revenue.  A sane plan would ensure Alaska oil be developed first- and with Alaska ensuring that we did not give away the oil, unconstitutionally, as we do now with SB-21.

If we give away the Arctic Refuge as Sullivan gave away Pt. Thomson, we are not better off.  We are worse off- and lands that are now public will be closed off to Alaskans by foreign corporations.