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    oil and gas
    Alaska’s natural gas pipeline would largely follow the route of the existing trans-Alaska oil pipeline, pictured here, from the North Slope. Near Fairbanks, the gas line would split off toward Anchorage, while the oil pipeline continues to the Prince William Sound community of Valdez. (Photo by David Houseknecht/United States Geological Survey)
    Opinion: Alaskans must proceed with caution on gasline...
    By Stan Jones • January 22, 2026 1:30 am

    Alaskans have watched a parade of natural gas pipeline proposals come and go, as in go nowhere. They have stalled…

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    Snow blankets Homer City Hall on April 10, 2025, in Homer, Alaska. (Homer News file photo)
    Council comments on Cook Inlet oil lease sales
    By Delcenia Cosman • January 21, 2026 1:30 pm

    The comment period on the proposed 11th National OCS Oil and Gas Leasing Program closes Friday.

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    Cook Inlet near Clam Gulch is seen on Oct. 23, 2025. (Photo by Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon)
    Disputed oil lease sale in Alaska’s Cook Inlet...
    By Yereth Rosen Alaska Beacon • December 23, 2025 1:30 am

    After completing a court-ordered environmental study, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management said no changes are needed for the 2022 sale that drew just one bid.

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    The Trump administration’s “Big Beautiful Bill” act requires the Bureau of Ocean Energy management to hold at least six offshore oil and gas lease sales in Alaska between 2026-2028 and 2030-2032. The first of these sales — known as “Big Beautiful Cook Inlet 1,” or BBC1— is scheduled for March 2026. Photo courtesy of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
    Cook Inletkeeper launches petition against federal government
    By Chloe Anderson • December 4, 2025 12:30 pm

    The organization is calling for transparency in Cook Inlet offshore oil and gas sales.

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    A map shows the locations of the 21 Alaska federal offshore oil and gas lease sales proposed by the Trump administration. (Map provided by the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management)
    Trump administration proposes offshore leasing in almost all...
    By Yereth Rosen Alaska Beacon • November 26, 2025 1:30 am

    A new five-year offshore oil and gas leasing plan proposes 21 sales in Alaska, from the Gulf of Alaska to the High Arctic, and 13 more off the U.S. West Coast and in the Gulf of Mexico.

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    Low clouds hang over Cook Inlet north of Anchor Point on Oct. 23, 2025. The Trump administration is planning an oil and gas lease sale in federal territory of the inlet. It is set to be the first of at six Cook Inlet lease sales that Congress has mandated by held between now and 2032. (Photo by Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon)
    Trump administration sets terms for upcoming oil and...
    By Yereth Rosen Alaska Beacon • November 12, 2025 8:30 am

    The ‘Big Beautiful Cook Inlet Oil and Gas Lease Sale,’ scheduled for March, would follow a series of federal and state inlet lease sales that drew little industry interest.

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    Teague Vanek grills up salmon during the 2025 Industry Appreciation Day at the Kenai Softball Greenstrip in Kenai, Alaska, on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
    Industry Appreciation Day honors community leaders, businesses
    By Jacob Dye • August 25, 2025 1:30 am

    Oil and gas, commercial fishing, tourism and health care industries were all recognized at the annual event.

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    HEX President and CEO John Hendrix is photographed at Furie’s central processing facility in Nikiski, Alaska, on Wednesday, July 10, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
    Furie announces new lease to use Hilcorp rig,...
    By Jacob Dye • April 3, 2025 1:30 am

    A jack-up rig is a mobile platform that can be transported and deployed in different areas.

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    Natural gas processing equipment is seen at Furie Operating Alaska’s central processing facility in Nikiski, Alaska, on Wednesday, July 10, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
    Glenfarne takes majority stake of Alaska LNG Project,...
    By Jacob Dye • March 28, 2025 1:30 am

    The Alaska Gasline Development Corporation announced Thursday they had reached an agreement with the New York-based company.

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    Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Peter Micciche presents the findings of the Southcentral Mayors’ Energy Coalition during a luncheon hosted by the Kenai Chamber of Commerce in Kenai, Alaska, on Wednesday, March 19, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
    Micciche reports back on Southcentral Mayors’ Energy Coalition
    By Jacob Dye • March 27, 2025 1:30 am

    The group calls importation of natural gas a necessity in the short-term.

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    Natural gas processing equipment is seen at Furie Operating Alaska’s central processing facility in Nikiski, Alaska, on Wednesday, July 10, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
    LNG key to ‘global energy transition’, says potential...
    By Jacob Dye • January 16, 2025 1:30 am

    Glenfarne Group said they had entered into an agreement with AGDC to develop the Alaska LNG Project.

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    Natural gas processing equipment is seen at Furie Operating Alaska’s central processing facility in Nikiski, Alaska, on Wednesday, July 10, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
    Unnamed company in talks to develop Alaska LNG...
    By Jacob Dye • January 9, 2025 1:30 am

    The next step is for both parties to create a legally binding development agreement that will move the project forward.

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    Natural gas processing equipment is seen at Furie Operating Alaska’s central processing facility in Nikiski, Alaska, on Wednesday, July 10, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
    Study says pipeline would be better for economy...
    By Jacob Dye • December 12, 2024 1:30 am

    The study was triggered by a request from the Legislature for an independent third-party review of a project proposal

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