The federal sale is scheduled for June 21. That same day, the state is also holding an oil and gas lease sale for about 4.2 million acres in the Cook Inlet region
Energy & Mining
$50 million budget cut latest indicator of waning support for state gasline project
If the Senate’s cut stands the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation will be tackling the $45 billion project with only $45 million in the bank.
State says harsh conditions, not aging infrastructure, culprit in Cook Inlet gas leak
Now that the state’s had time to investigate, Geoff Merrell with the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation said aging equipment probably wasn’t to blame for the gas leak.
Legislature approves Hollis French for AOGCC spot
French, who served on the commission since July, was confirmed by a 35 to 24 vote.
State gasline corporation raises specter of eminent domain
Community members weigh options as Alaska LNG project presses forward.
EPA settles with Pebble, clears permitting path for mine
The EPA has announced a new process that could let the Pebble Partnership develop a controversial mine at the headwaters of Bristol Bay.
Washington state presses feds for cleanup of tunnels, failing infrastructure at Hanford
Washington state is taking legal action against the U.S. government after a tunnel full of radioactive waste collapsed Tuesday at the Hanford nuclear site.
Tunnel caves in at Hanford nuclear site, thousands of workers take cover
The U.S. Department of Energy issued an emergency alert Tuesday morning at the Hanford site north of Richland, Washington, after a tunnel at a radioactive cleanup site caved in. Workers at a former chemical processing plant were evacuated and thousands more across Hanford were directed to take shelter indoors.
Anchorage Petroleum Wives Club welcomes new era with new name
On April 26, the Anchorage Petroleum Wives Club held a historic vote, and the members decided unanimously to change their name to the Anchorage Petroleum Women’s Association — effective June 1.
Only 3 gallons spilled from Hilcorp platform in April…and it wasn’t crude
The state has concluded that just three gallons of liquid escaped from one of Hilcorp’s platforms into Cook Inlet in early April. The leak’s source was a feed line for the platform’s gas flare system, not the underwater oil pipeline.