Less Than $1M from State Cook Inlet Lease Sale
Hilcorp was the sole bidder on five onshore and near-shore tracts that brought an estimated $872,072 in cash bonus to the state treasury.
Hilcorp was the sole bidder on five onshore and near-shore tracts that brought an estimated $872,072 in cash bonus to the state treasury.
Furie sends jack-up rig to Kitchen Lights Unit for multi-year development plan aided by Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority.
Area-wide lease sales for the North Slope and Cook Inlet brought an estimated $8 million to the State of Alaska, an increase over last year but not the major bump that new Inlet royalty terms were supposed to stimulate.
The operator of the Kitchen Lights natural gas unit in Cook Inlet is showing interest in adjacent lease tracts.
In addition to helping with oil spill response, Alaska ShoreZone data assists with fisheries research, recreation reconnaissance, climate change research, and even helping calibrate drone software for NASA.
Fall is well underway, and with it signs that Alaska’s oil and gas industry is busy preparing for the 2019-2020 winter drilling season.
The Division of Oil and Gas received three bids encompassing 10,286 acres and totaling approximately $190,350 in bonus bids from Hilcorp Alaska.
The gasline is a vital component of Alaska’s future and has the ability to transform our economy.