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Alaska pauses plan to borrow $1 billion for oil-company payouts
State officials confirmed Tuesday that a billion-dollar bond issue is on hold amid a pending lawsuit by two…
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State reduces fine for NordAq wells
Oil and gas company NordAq Energy will pay less in fines than the state originally proposed for not…
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Cook Inlet Energy fined over well pressure at Osprey platform
Cook Inlet Energy has received fines totaling $50,000 from the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (AOGCC) —…
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AGDC selects shortest, least expensive Spur Highway option
The Alaska Gasline Development Corporation announced Wednesday its chosen route for moving the Kenai Spur Highway around the…
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Despite pending lawsuit, Gov. Bill Walker signs oil and gas borrowing bill
Despite a pending lawsuit, Gov. Bill Walker on Wednesday signed legislation allowing the state of Alaska to borrow…
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AGDC selects route for Kenai Spur Highway around LNG plant
The Alaska Gasline Development Corporation has chosen a route for the Kenai Spur Highway around its planned natural…
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Drift River dismantling may start in early 2019
With oil expected to begin flowing in September through a reconfigured pipeline system connecting fields on the west…
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HEA bills to rise July 1
Homer Electric Association power bills will rise July 1, driven by the cost of the Cook Inlet natural…
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Gasline project to announce Spur reroute June 20
Nikiski residents who’ve been waiting since 2015 to find out whether a proposed relocation of the Kenai Spur…
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CINGSA plans backup systems
After losing some capacity in March to a sand-clogged well and failed dehydration unit, Cook Inlet Natural Gas…
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Hilcorp sole bidder for Cook Inlet hydrocarbon leases
Cook Inlet’s largest oil and gas extractor, Houston, Texas-based Hilcorp, will be leasing an additional 16,636 acres of…
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BlueCrest fined $20,000 for 2 safety valve violations
On April 26 the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (AOGCC) issued a $20,000 fine to the Cook…
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CINGSA well gets first clearing of sand build-up
Drivers on Kenai’s Bridge Access Road during the past few weeks might have noticed a crane rising above…
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Tie vote jeopardizes HEA solar project
A Homer Electric Association plan to build Alaska’s highest-capacity solar farm near HEA’s Anchor Point substation is in…
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Funding Cook Inlet: Legislature debates bonding for oil and gas tax credits
Sometime between 2014 and 2015, Alaska state employees distributed a handout at oil and gas trade shows featuring…
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LNG project to use Kenai city water
If the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation builds its planned liquefaction plant and export terminal in Nikiski, its water…
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Hildebrand steps down as Hilcorp CEO
Hilcorp’s founder and CEO Jeff Hildebrand has stepped down from his leadership role. Hildebrand, who founded the Houston,…
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Borough establishes advisory board for Nikiski residents on LNG project
Nikiski residents now have a direct line to the Kenai Peninsula Borough government and the Alaska Gasline Development…
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State asks Legislature for $10 million to survey ANWR for oil
The administration of Gov. Bill Walker is asking the Alaska Legislature for permission to spend $10 million on…
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Andeavor lets Nikiski LNG export license lapse
In the near future Andeavor won’t be exporting natural gas from the liquefaction plant and terminal in Nikiski…