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Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Dozens of Nikiski residents gathered at the Kenai Visitors and Cultural Center on Thursday, April 14, 2016 for an update from the Alaska LNG Project team about updates to the project designs and the planned field work for the summer.

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Alaska LNG plans water testing, drilling for summer work

The managers of the Alaska LNG Project are moving forward on field work planned for this summer, including…

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Enstar, Furie seal gas deal through April 2021

Enstar Natural Gas Co. appears to have locked up 90 percent of its gas supply needs into 2021…

File photo/Peninsula Clarion  In this Feb. 01, 2008 file photo, the Tesoro refinery in North Kenai is shown.  Governor Sean Parnell on Wednesday introduced legislation to extend the state's contract with the company for the continued sale of royalty oil. The bill seeks to extend the sale from its Jan. 31 2015 date to Jan. 31, 2016.

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State banks on selling more oil to Tesoro

The state is considering selling an additional 20,000–25,000 barrels of its royalty-in-kind oil to Tesoro Refining & Marketing…

File photo/Peninsula Clarion  In this Feb. 1, 2008 file photo, the Tesoro refinery in Nikiski is shown.

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Report details challenges to Alaska refineries

The market for Alaska’s refineries is becoming even tougher with reduced demand and increased pressure to compete with…

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Despite downturn, Hilcorp continues to buy

As other oil and gas companies seek to trim expenses with layoffs and stalling development, Hilcorp Alaska has…

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HEA seeks to recoup costs for Bradley Lake power transmission

Homer Electric Association is requesting a temporary 3.25 percent rate increase, effective in February, to recover what it…

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HEA prices to drop in 2016

Homer Electric Association will decrease its rates starting January 1, 2016, while an unresolved proposal that may raise…

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DNR grants one of three Chuitna Citizens Coalition water reservations

Editor’s note: This story has been changed to add additional information and to correct the year of CCC’s…

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HEA secures lower price on gas deal with Furie

The price of Cook Inlet natural gas continues to trend downward as utilities and producers agree to contracts…

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Hilcorp applies to drill two exploration wells

Hilcorp Alaska’s plans to drill two additional oil and natural gas exploration wells southeast of Ninilchik are moving…

Photo/Miller Energy Resources The Osprey platform is one of several assets owned by Miller Energy Resources in the Cook Inlet, Alaska. The company, one current and one former executive  have been charged by the Security and Exchanges Commission for overvaluing company assets. A partner with a with a now-defunct accounting firm taksed with auditing Miller Energy's financial statements has also been charged.

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As CIE works to avoid bankruptcy, state wires partial tax credit payment

The State of Alaska has promised to wire Cook Inlet Energy LLC — a subsidiary of Miller Energy…

Photo Courtesy Damion Brook Kintz Ladd Landing near Tyonek, seen in September 2006, could be a future site for a coal export terminal for the Chuitna Coal Proect.

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DNR hears arguments for Chuitna water rights

A small creek is causing big trouble for Chuitna mine developers and the Alaska Department of Natural Resources.…

Photo/Miller Energy Resources The Osprey platform is one of several assets owned by Miller Energy Resources in the Cook Inlet, Alaska. The company, one current and one former executive  have been charged by the Security and Exchanges Commission for overvaluing company assets. A partner with a with a now-defunct accounting firm taksed with auditing Miller Energy's financial statements has also been charged.

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Cook Inlet Energy faces involuntary bankruptcy petition

Three companies have filed claims in federal bankruptcy court seeking more than $2.6 million in unpaid bills owed…

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Hilcorp acquires additional Inlet oil assets

Hilcorp Alaska will purchase XTO Energy assets in the Middle Ground Shoal of Cook Inlet and is also…

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Water rights dispute generates thousands of comments

On Thursday, a controversial and precedent-setting decision on whether to grant water rights for a west-side Cook Inlet…

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion   The liquid natural gas tanker Excel sits at the ConocoPhillips LNG facility Friday May 2, 2014 in Kenai, Alaska. It is the one of six planned LNG cargoes to be exported from Kenai to Japan and the first since plant operations were suspended in late 2012.

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Inlet rebound comes at cost to state during price plunge

The turnaround in Cook Inlet oil and gas production in recent years is one of the big success…

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Chuitna documentary to premier February 3

Two developments in the ongoing controversy over the proposed Chuitna coal project are expected to happen soon after…

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Cook Inlet Energy ordered to take corrective actions after flare-up

The Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission softened its enforcement actions on Cook Inlet Energy, LLC after the…

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Hilcorp’s Baker platform catches fire in Cook Inlet

1:45 p.m. Friday update:  A 2 mile maritime safety zone remains in effect around the Baker platform Friday,…