I will try to find out, Naes. There was also a 2001 date at the bottom of the whole thing, so maybe it is still relevant.

In the meantime, there are some excellent articles and discussions over at the Christian Science Monitor

Okay, THAT oil ban was lifted in 1995. In 2000, some tried to get it reinstituted. There is an interesting analysis, from 2000, here. In this article it says only about 7% of all Alaskan oil goes to Japan and other Asian countries.