NEWS
Apache Acquiring Cook Inlet Oil and Gas Leases
Apache Corp. has been rumored to have an interest in acquiring Alaska acreage, and while the company did not acquire a part of BP’s interest in Prudhoe Bay in acquisitions announced yesterday, it is acquiring interests in Cook Inlet. <read more>
Kitchen Lights in Default
State officials are giving Escopeta one more chance to drill at the Kitchen Lights unit. <read more>
Chevron restarts Anna
Chevron has repaired a corroded pipeline riser and placed its Anna platform in Alaska’s Cook Inlet back on production. <read more>
Apache Acquiring Cook Inlet Oil and Gas Leases
Apache Corp. has been rumored to have an interest in acquiring Alaska acreage, and while the company did not acquire a part of BP’s interest in Prudhoe Bay in acquisitions announced yesterday, it is acquiring interests in Cook Inlet. <read more>
Kitchen Lights in Default
State officials are giving Escopeta one more chance to drill at the Kitchen Lights unit. <read more>
Chevron restarts Anna
Chevron has repaired a corroded pipeline riser and placed its Anna platform in Alaska’s Cook Inlet back on production. <read more>
About CIRCAC
On March 24, 1989, the oil tanker, Exxon Valdez ran aground on Bligh Reef in Alaska’s Prince William Sound. The incident also changed forever the way crude oil is transported in the United States.
In the aftermath of the Exxon oil spill, Congress crafted a comprehensive oil spill prevention bill. The Oil Pollution Act (OPA) of 1990 is the result of public hearings around the state where citizens and local government leaders demanded public involvement in the oversight of oil transportation.
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