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AGDC to choose Kenai Spur Highway route by June
The Alaska Gasline Development Corporation (AGDC) plans to choose by June between two possible ways to move the…
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Murkowski sees reason for optimism, though work remains to be done
The economy still isn’t great in Alaska, but there are reasons to be positive, according to Sen. Lisa…
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Andeavor buys Kenai LNG Facility
Andeavor has acquired the Kenai Liquefied Natural Gas facility, located in Nikiski, from ConocoPhillips. The company announced Thursday…
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Fertilizer plant restart still dependent upon gas supply
Editor’s note: This story has been changed to correct a measurement unit of natural gas — a thousand…
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After permitting struggle, couple opens CDL training program on peninsula
When Alex Douthit started the ball rolling for a commercial driving instruction school in Kenai, he had no…
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Hilcorp plans $285 million Alaska investment in 2018
Hilcorp is planning to spend about $285 million in Alaska during 2018, the oil and gas company’s Operations…
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Grant allows district to reinstate petroleum career program
The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District has received a $20,000 grant that will help in the school district’s…
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Peninsula job losses continue into retail, tourism sectors
The Kenai Peninsula lost jobs and saw reduced wages in 2016 and the first two quarters of 2017,…
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AGDC narrows Spur Highway relocation to two routes
Editor’s note: This story has been updated to mention AGDC’s Feb. 19 meeting with the Nikiski Community…
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CIRCAC studying pipeline leaks
After 2017 began with a natural gas leak in Cook Inlet, local spill prevention experts are preparing a…
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Despite uncertainties, state moves forward with LNG
When Alaska Governor Bill Walker spoke Tuesday to members of the Soldotna and Kenai Chambers of Commerce, he…
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After 3 decades, Gary’s Auto Electric to close
A mismatched collection of items welcomes visitors to Gary’s Auto Electric. A dog the size of a black…
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Walker touts trade relations with China after gasline talks
Gov. Bill Walker is hopeful the inroads his administration has made with top-level officials in the Chinese government…
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Gov. Walker reveals details of Chinese gas pipeline deal
Gov. Bill Walker on Tuesday released the details of a multibillion-dollar agreement signed between Alaska and China earlier…
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AGDC sketches China deal, seeks timeline from regulators
By 2019, the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation (AGDC) is hoping three Chinese state-owned entities will become partners in…
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Electric vehicles raise more questions than answers
Though electric cars are finding enthusiastic users in Alaska’s Southeast, how they would perform on the Kenai Peninsula…
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Alaska signs gas pipeline project deal with China
ANCHORAGE — The state of Alaska took a major step toward realizing a long-sought pipeline to move natural…
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Furie defers 2017 drilling for want of tax credit payment
Cook Inlet gas producer Furie Operating Alaska is blaming its scuttled 2017 drilling season on a technical problem…
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HEA shoots for 2018 solar project completion
Homer Electric Association is hoping to have its small-scale solar project online by the end of the 2018…
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Bankruptcy court strikes down $6 million oil and gas bond
A dispute over the cost of cleaning up unused Cook Inlet hydrocarbon wells was settled by a bankruptcy…