Hilcorp Alaska

State ends Hilcorp's idle Cook Inlet unit but gives it three years to decide on a restart

The state agreed Wednesday to end the unit around two long-idle Cook Inlet platforms, but gave Hilcorp three more years to decide whether to fire one back up.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago3 min read

Hilcorp seeks to fill Beluga wetlands for gas storage pad under emergency review

Hilcorp seeks emergency permit to fill 2.35 acres of Beluga wetlands for a natural gas storage pad, with public comment open through early November.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Regulators cut Hilcorp's Kenai gas storage rates up to 31% while they investigate

Regulators cut Hilcorp's Kenai gas storage fees up to 31% after its own study showed it was overcollecting. Whether your utility bill notices is another matter.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Regulators cut Chugach's Beluga River gas price after Chugach asked for an increase

Chugach asked regulators to nudge its Beluga River gas price up a penny. After staff found errors, regulators cut it by 39 cents instead, starting Thursday.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Comments due Oct. 23 on Alaska's 2027 Cook Inlet and Alaska Peninsula oil and gas lease sales

Want the right to challenge the state's next Cook Inlet and Alaska Peninsula oil and gas lease sales? Comment by Oct. 23, or forever hold your appeal.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Cook Inlet gas storage at 69.5% as winter nears, with one field shut in for maintenance

Southcentral's gas storage fields are still filling and sending nothing out, at 69.5 percent full with winter coming and Enstar 3 Bcf short.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Follows: Southcentral's gas storage is two-thirds full with winter coming

Southcentral is 3 Bcf short this winter, and producers told lawmakers the gas runs out in 2029

Southcentral Alaska faces a natural gas shortage by winter 2029 unless it imports liquefied natural gas or taps North Slope supplies, Hilcorp and Chugach told lawmakers Thursday.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

Hilcorp wants a North Slope gravel mine with no wetland payback

Hilcorp wants to mine gravel across about 95 acres of North Slope tundra near Deadhorse with no wetland compensation, arguing Arctic wetlands can't be replaced.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

Hilcorp says the North Slope is running short of gravel and wants a new mine

Hilcorp is seeking state approval for a 64-acre gravel mine seven miles northwest of Deadhorse, with public comment due Sept. 28, as the company's existing North Slope gravel sources run low.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min readFrom Aug 28

Hilcorp wants to fill 95 acres of Arctic wetlands for a gravel mine — comment by Sept. 4

Hilcorp wants to fill about 95 acres of Arctic tundra wetlands near Prudhoe Bay for a gravel mine, with no offset for the loss. Comment is open until Sept. 4.

by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Hilcorp wants to dig a 95-acre gravel pit near the Putuligayuk River

Hilcorp wants to dig a 95-acre gravel pit near the Putuligayuk River on the North Slope. Two-thirds of it would be permanent. Comment closes Sept. 4.

by Bill AlaskaNewsadded 2mo ago2 min read

Three Cook Inlet gas storage plans pending for winter demand

Cook Inlet's gas problem isn't only supply, it's winter. Alaska is weighing three plans to bank gas underground and draw it down in the cold months.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

Alaska takes a first step toward new air permits for Hilcorp's Nikaitchuq oil field

Alaska took a first step toward new air permits for Hilcorp's Nikaitchuq oil field, as North Slope officials push for air monitoring in nearby villages.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min readFrom Aug 9

Hilcorp says opposing the tax isn't opposing the gas line

Hilcorp told the gas-line caucus that opposing a targeted tax on the company isn't opposing the pipeline, even as that tax deadlocks the bill in Juneau.

by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago3 min read

A Hilcorp gravel-mine permit reflects the North Slope's expanding oil footprint

Hilcorp wants a new North Slope gravel mine — one small permit amid a gravel-demand surge as Arctic oil development expands and converts wetlands, one project at a time.

by Maggie AlaskaNews3mo ago2 min read

ENSTAR says Cook Inlet output has fallen to a fifth of its 1990s peak, with its firm contract ending in 2033

Cook Inlet is apparently in trouble, well, unless you think rolling backouts are a good deal. And I'm sure somebody in the world does, somewhere

by Bill AlaskaNewsadded 3mo ago3 min read

Hilcorp seeks 50 megawatts of new power at Milne Point

Hilcorp wants about 50 megawatts of new turbine power at Milne Point — three big turbines and 185,000 gallons of fuel. Comments close 30 days from July 18.

by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago1 min read

DEC issues proposed final APDES permit for Hilcorp's Prudhoe Bay discharge

DEC issued a proposed permit allowing Hilcorp to discharge 12.4 million gallons of treated seawater daily into Stefansson Sound near Nuiqsut, reviving an authorization that expired in late 2022.

by Maggie AlaskaNews3mo ago2 min read

Freezing rain possible at Kaktovik and Point Thomson through Wednesday night

Freezing rain and lower-30s temperatures threaten Kaktovik and Point Thomson through Wednesday night, a mid-July hazard the National Weather Service warned Tuesday.

by Maggie AlaskaNews4mo ago1 min read

The $100 million question inside Alaska's gas-line bill

Should Hilcorp pay the oil tax ExxonMobil and ConocoPhillips already do? It's worth $100M-plus a year — but critics warn taxing Cook Inlet's gas supplier could backfire.

by Walter AlaskaNews4mo ago2 min read

Mat-Su power bills climb as Alaska's energy squeeze bites

Mat-Su electric bills are rising about $14.53 a month — driven by a cold spring, low hydro, and new Hilcorp gas-storage fees, a snapshot of Southcentral's tight energy supply.

by Walter AlaskaNews4mo ago1 min read

Hilcorp wants five years to drive across North Slope subsistence land

A company wants 5 years to drive industrial rigs across North Slope tundra people hunt on. The real fight is who sets the rules, and when.

by Bill AlaskaNews4mo ago2 min read

Point Thomson is the remote gas field Alaska's pipeline dream depends on

You know Prudhoe Bay. You probably don't know Point Thomson — the remote, pricey field Alaska's whole pipeline dream quietly leans on. And it's stirring.

by Maggie AlaskaNews4mo ago2 min read

Cook Inlet gas production falls to 61 Bcf in 2025

Cook Inlet gas production fell to 61 billion cubic feet in 2025, matching annual regional demand with no winter cushion. • Daily output of 200 million cubic feet falls short of peak winter demand of 320 million cubic feet per day. • Hilcorp has drilled 192 wells since 2012 and spent $1.5 billion just to hold production steady as individual wells decline 30 to 40 percent annually. • Utilities are developing LNG import terminals to fill the gap, targeting first imports in 2027 to 2029.

by Walter AlaskaNews5mo ago2 min readFrom Jun 3

MEA seeks RCA approval to pass gas storage costs to ratepayers

MEA seeks approval to add natural gas storage costs to monthly electric bills through an automatic adjustment rider, passing Hilcorp storage fees directly to ratepayers as the utility secures more gas for Southcentral Alaska.

by Walter AlaskaNews5mo ago2 min read

Hilcorp seeks state lease for 1,330-acre gas storage field in Kenai

Hilcorp filed Friday for a state lease to store natural gas in 1,330 acres of subsurface rock beneath Kenai, with public comments due July 7.

by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 5mo ago1 min read

Two firms seek competing gas-storage leases at Kenai Loop field

Hilcorp and ENSTAR filed competing applications to convert the depleted Kenai Loop gas field into storage, forcing the state to choose between them as Cook Inlet's gas production falls 60 percent short of winter demand for Southcentral Alaska.

by Bill AlaskaNewsadded 5mo ago2 min read

All three major North Slope producers have signed Alaska LNG Phase 1 sale agreements — and they want their ownership to stop at the lease line

All three major North Slope producers have signed Alaska LNG Phase 1 sale agreements — and they want their ownership to stop at the lease line

by Alaska News5mo ago3 min read

Hilcorp seeks Cook Inlet gas storage lease at Beluga River — part of how Southcentral plans to get through winter as gas production declines

Hilcorp seeks gas storage lease at Beluga River in Cook Inlet to manage Southcentral's winter demand surge. • The site overlaps critical habitat for the endangered Cook Inlet beluga whale, population around 300. • Alaska Department of Natural Resources is taking public comment on the application.

by Alaska News5mo ago2 min read

Southcentral utilities warn of steep rate hikes as Cook Inlet gas dwindles

MEA and ENSTAR told lawmakers Southcentral electricity and heating bills will jump $21 to $31 monthly starting in 2029 when Cook Inlet gas contracts expire and utilities switch to costlier imported liquefied natural gas.

by Alaska News5mo ago3 min read

Cook Inlet gas production drops 60% since 2010

Cook Inlet natural gas production has dropped 60% since 2010 to 200 million cubic feet per day, leaving winter demand unmet and forcing utilities to plan for costly LNG imports starting in 2033.

by Alaska News5mo ago2 min read

Kenai approves $30K more for gas storage lease consulting

Kenai City Council approved an extra $30,000 for consultants to evaluate two competing natural gas storage proposals at the municipal airport, bringing the total contract to $60,000.

by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 5mo ago2 min read