Hilcorp snapped up more than 100,000 acres in Cook Inlet for additional oil and gas development at federal and state lease sales held Wednesday.
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Cook Inlet oil and gas lease sales set for June
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
Cook Inlet gas leak sparks debate over Hilcorp’s Arctic drilling plans
Last week, Hilcorp was finally able to fix a fuel line in Cook Inlet that regulators say started leaking gas in December. But the oil and gas company and its allies are still struggling to contain another issue: environmental groups, which argue that Hilcorp’s problems in Cook Inlet disqualify the company from drilling for oil in the Arctic Ocean.
Italian company submits plan to drill for oil in the Arctic
Italian energy company Eni this month submitted an exploration plan to drill for oil in federal waters in the Beaufort Sea.
388 scientists ask Obama to stop offshore lease sale
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BOEM staffers say rush for Arctic study undermined their work
An oceanographer on the study told investigators she had “never worked on an SEIS with such a short timeline in her 26-year career.” A fish biologist “stated that she believed the timeline was ‘so crushed’ that the quality of the SEIS was significantly compromised.”
Juneau protesters say “Shell, no!” to upcoming Arctic drilling
A crowd of about 40 gathered in the drizzling rain outside Juneau’s federal building this Thursday to protest Royal Dutch Shell’s oil rig, the Polar Pioneer.
BOEM explains 75% chance of Arctic oil spill
Inside a thick government report on the impact of off-shore oil leasing in the Chukchi Sea is a phrase that grabs the attention. It says there’s “75% chance of one or more large spills.”
26th anniversary of Exxon spill prompts anti-Shell protest at White House
Their message was less about Exxon and tanker safety than it was about Shell and its plans to drill in the Chukchi Sea.
Proposed Arctic drilling regs take holistic look at safety
The heads of the two federal agencies in charge of off-shore oil and gas drilling visited Alaska last week to discuss proposed safety regulations for drilling in the Arctic.