They were caught by FERC inflating production costs (Dermot wrote this so he knows all about it)
https://www.adn.com/energy/article/judge-says-oil-companies-wasted-hundreds-millions-pipeline-work/2014/03/01/

We are owed billions in back taxes when audits are finished.

This article from 2014 shows we are owed $488 Million plus ten years interest
https://www.adn.com/energy/article/oil-audit-draft/2014/11/20/

Then a new audit found $784 Million owed, they only paid $117 Million.
https://www.adn.com/business-economy/2017/02/05/energy-royalty-audits-and-adjustments-brought-alaska-an-additional-117-million-in-2016/

All this money owed and audits to be finished, the only thing the legislature cut from their own budget was the budget and audit committee.

Then they reduced interest to 3 years
https://www.adn.com/opinions/2016/11/29/with-pfd-cut-on-the-line-oil-company-arguments-about-fine-points-of-tax-regs-will-backfire/

Now they come after Alaskans for our PFDs and an income tax.