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    Alaska Oil and Gas Association President Kara Moriarty speaks to the joint Kenai and Soldotna chambers of commerce at the Kenai Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center in Kenai, Alaska, on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
    Oil and Gas Association forecasts strong production
    By Jacob Dye • August 14, 2024 1:30 am

    The industry forecasts a production rate of more than 600,000 barrels a day by the early 2030s

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    Furie Operations Superintendent Ben Christianson shows off natural gas processing equipment at Furie Operating Alaska’s central processing facility in Nikiski, Alaska, on Wednesday, July 10, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
    Drone test flight operates beyond visual line of...
    By Jacob Dye • July 25, 2024 1:30 am

    The drone could perform deliveries to and from Cook Inlet platforms

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    Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Division of Oil and Gas logo. Photo courtesy of Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Division of Oil and Gas
    Public comment period open for proposed Hilcorp project
    By Homer News Staff • June 7, 2024 1:30 am

    Comments must be received by June 17 at 4:30 p.m.

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    Mount Redoubt can be seen across Cook Inlet from North Kenai Beach on Thursday, July 2, 2022. (Erin Thompson/Peninsula Clarion file photo)
    Opinion: Hilcorp Alaska: Powering Southcentral Alaska — past,...
    By Luke Saugier • May 16, 2024 2:30 am

    Hilcorp Alaska has and will continue to fully develop our Cook Inlet basin leasehold

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    U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan addresses members of the Alaska Legislature in the House chambers on Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024, in Juneau, Alaska. (Mark Sabbatini/Juneau Empire)
    Dismissing critics, Sullivan touts LNG project
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • February 28, 2024 2:30 am

    During his annual address to the Alaska Legislature on Wednesday, the U.S. senator said state leaders should be doing everything they can to make the project successful

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    Sen. Dan Sullivan speaks at the Kenai Classic Roundtable at Kenai Peninsula College on Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022, near Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
    Biden LNG pause doesn’t impact Alaska LNG Project
    By Jacob Dye • January 31, 2024 1:30 am

    The move nonetheless drew criticism from the state’s congressional delegation

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    Mount Redoubt volcano can be seen across Cook Inlet from the shores of South Kenai Beach, in Kenai, Alaska, on April 10, 2022. The Alaska Department of Natural Resources in January reported demand for Cook Inlet gas could outpace supply as early as 2027 without additional development in the basin’s active fields. (Photo by Erin Thompson/Peninsula Clarion)
    Mayors’ coalition to assess energy needs as Cook...
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • January 4, 2024 2:30 am

    The group includes peninsula borough and city mayors

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    Hilcorp seeks exception to oil exploration spacing regs...
    By Emilie Springer • December 13, 2023 1:30 am

    Hilcorp has applied for an exception that would allow it to begin prospects on an exploratory well closer to adjacent…

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    From left, Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson, Gov. Mike Dunleavy, Alaska Department of Natural Resources Commissioner John Boyle and Alaska Department of Revenue Deputy Commissioner Fadil Limani discuss Cook Inlet oil and gas shortages during a press conference on Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023 in Anchorage, Alaska. (Photo courtesy the Office of the Governor)
    Dunleavy looks to lower Cook Inlet oil and...
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • November 1, 2023 2:30 am

    The governor said he plans to introduce legislation lowering the rate

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    Mount Redoubt can be seen across Cook Inlet from North Kenai Beach on Thursday, July 2, 2022. (Photo by Erin Thompson/Peninsula Clarion)
    Alaska not included in feds’ proposed 5-year oil...
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • October 4, 2023 2:30 am

    The plan includes a historically low number of proposed sales

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    Alaska LNG Project Manager Brad Chastain presents information about the project during a luncheon at the Kenai Chamber Commerce and Visitor Center on Wednesday, July 6, 2022, in Kenai, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
    Environmental groups file latest legal challenge to Alaska...
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • August 16, 2023 2:30 am

    The groups include the Sierra Club and the Center for Biological Diversity

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    Alaska LNG Project Manager Brad Chastain presents information about the project during a luncheon at the Kenai Chamber Commerce and Visitor Center on Wednesday, July 6, 2022, in Kenai, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
    Alaska LNG Project gets mixed response at Kenai...
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • June 21, 2023 2:30 am

    The proposed 800-mile pipeline would move gas from the North Slope to Nikiski for shipment overseas

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    A map shows the location of the Willow oil field project in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, where more than 200 drills are scheduled to be drilled during a 30-year period if approved. (The Associated Press)
    Oil plan foes lose 1st fight over Willow...
    By Becky Bohrer Associated Press • April 6, 2023 2:30 am

    The court’s decision means ConocoPhillips Alaska can forge ahead with cold-weather construction work

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