Oil prices spiked in 2006, when an oil spill in a BP-operated Alaskan field briefly threatened to cut off half of the state's production for months.

WSJ: Drilling Rules Hit Alaska Pipeline

The northern half of the country is largely cut off from the more commercially vibrant south.

ECONOMIST: The problems are the same as ever, and now the shooting too

Australia made the perfect start to the second half, scoring within a minute of kick-off as Elsom cut a lovely line off of Larkham.

BBC: Australia 91-3 Japan