John minge , bp 's president for exploration in alaska , told reporters in the state last week that talks over the dispute were on track to be resolved by an end of march deadline .

英国石油负责阿拉斯加州勘探业务的总裁约翰明格（johnminge）上周在阿拉斯加州对记者表示，有关争议的谈判进展顺利，有望在3月底最后期限之前得到解决。