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Comment period nearing end for first Hilcorp North Slope development
Hilcorp project manager Mike Dunn solicited support for his company’s Liberty project — which would drill wells from…
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HEA considers diversifying electricity
Most electricity used on the Kenai Peninsula has one source. Gas turbines, burning natural gas produced from Cook…
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Solar passes wind in HEA home renewable electricity
Editor’s note: This story has been changed to correct the Regulatory Commission of Alaska’s limits on net metered…
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BlueCrest to drill at least one well in 2018
Oil producer BlueCrest Alaska Operating intends to drill at least one new well in 2018 from its onshore…
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Once Tesoro, now Andeavor
The refinery in Nikiski that turns Cook Inlet’s oil output into gasoline, jet fuel, diesel and propane won’t…
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ENSTAR contracts with AIX energy for supply until 2021
A deal between the regional gas utility ENSTAR and the Texas-based independent producer AIX may cover a small…
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Walker celebrates industry, talks diversification
While celebrating the industries that fuel the Kenai Peninsula, Gov. Bill Walker stressed the importance of diversifying Alaska’s…
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Oiling the financial gears
Alaska’s economic dependence on oil and gas extraction is quantified in a report that the McDowell Group, an…
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AGDC to answer long-running questions
Long lingering questions about Alaska’s North Slope gasline project should be answered eventually. The Alaska Gasline Development Corporation…
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Feds reconsidering lease rates for hydropower operators
Federal administrators of land beneath six of Alaska’s hydroelectricity plants — including the Kenai Peninsula’s Bradley Lake plant…
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Drilling fluid released from Hilcorp platform
Two gallons of oil-based drilling fluid spilled into Cook Inlet during a drilling operation aboard Hilcorp’s Steelhead Platform…
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BlueCrest goes on temporary hiatus after tax credits halted
BlueCrest Energy Inc. is preparing to pause drilling work at its Cook Inlet oil development because the State…
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Hilcorp details plans for cross-inlet oil pipeline
Editor’s note: This story has been changed to correct the type of vessel that presently carries oil across…
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Oil workers celebrate 60 years of Swanson River
Editor’s note: This story has been changed to correct the name of Bobbi O’Neill, originally referred to by…
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NordAq fined $100,000 for unplugged well
On Thursday the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission issued a $100,000 penalty and a $800,000 bond requirement…
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Pipeline may come to Ladd Landing; coal terminal won’t
After its May decision to stop seeking permits, Delaware-based PacRim Coal is giving up what had been a…
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Hilcorp plans new pad and well near Ninilchik
Oil and gas company Hilcorp Alaska plans to lay a new gravel pad and drill a new well…
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HEA exploring solar power
Homer Electric Association is “in the exploratory phase” of planning a solar power installation that may be funded…
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Tesoro will change name to Andeavor after Western Refining acquisition
Editor’s note: This story has been changed to correct Tesoro’s use of the former Flint Hills refinery in…
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No oil and gas damage reported after earthquake
The epicenter of Monday’s brief 5.3 magnitude earthquake was in west Cook Inlet’s Trading Bay, according to the…