Mining News: Alaska lawyers fend off enviros, feds 11/21/2010
Attorney general informs miners of law department's strategy to protect responsible development of state's natural resources
Under the leadership of Gov. Sean Parnell, the Alaska Department of Law has not hesitated in taking up cases important to the responsible development of the state's natural resources. Parnell, who ass...

Court rules on Cook Inlet discharges 11/07/2010
9th Circuit says ADEC must invite public comments on its revised certification of discharges; discharge permit remains in place
A panel of three judges in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit has ruled in an appeal against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's general permit for discharges into Alaska's Cook Inle...

DEC culprit in 1989 Valdez spill 07/18/2010
If DEC had heeded Exxon, harm to environment, wildlife would have been less
Exxon Corp. wanted to burn freshly spilled oil from the 1989 tanker spill in Prince William Sound, but a slow response by the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation blew the opportunity to de...

Report highlights need for response info 06/27/2010
Says earlier formation of formal response team would have reduced public concern about Drift River status during Redoubt eruption
When the Redoubt Volcano on the west side of Alaska's Cook Inlet started erupting in March 2009, the threat of damage to the Drift River Oil Terminal on the Cook Inlet coast at the base of the volcano...

Is Alaska prepared for a big oil spill? 05/09/2010
There is a huge inventory of oil spill response equipment around the state and companies have to prepare viable contingency plans
When it comes to oil spills, most people would agree that prevention is the best cure. But, as the tragic accident in the Gulf of Mexico has emphasized, it is always necessary to plan for the possibil...

Pioneer launches probe into complaints 03/07/2010
Rumors of Pioneer Natural Resources mishandling fluids at its northern Alaska Oooguruk oil field stem from two complaints; one anonymous and the other from an employee. They were received by the compa...

EPA proposes approving Shell air permit 01/10/2010
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposes to approve an air quality permit for Shell's planned exploration drilling operations in the Chukchi Sea, the Alaska Department of Environmental Conser...

AAEP to hear storm water program changes 11/15/2009
The Alaska Association of Environmental Professionals will hear a presentation at 11:45 a.m. Nov. 18 from William Ashton, section manager for the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation's stor...

Drift River restart 07/19/2009
CIPL to restart oil terminal, bypassing the tank farm to offload inlet oil
Following three months of speculation about the future of the Cook Inlet oil industry after the April 4 shut-in of most western Cook Inlet oil fields, after an explosion at the erupting Redoubt Volcan...

CIPC shuts in Drift River terminal 04/12/2009
Explosive event at Mount Redoubt triggers change in strategy and forces Chevron to shut in oil production at 10 offshore platforms; producers studying other ways to move oil
The unified command for the response to the threat to the Drift River Marine Terminal from the eruption of Redoubt Volcano breathed a collective sigh of relief at 1 p.m. April 6, following the success...

Unified approach at Drift River Terminal 04/05/2009
U.S. Coast Guard, the State of Alaska and CIPC work together to prevent an oil spill resulting from eruptions on Redoubt Volcano
Faced with mudflows lapping at the protective dike around a tank farm holding about 6 million gallons of crude oil, the U.S. Coast Guard, the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation and Cook I...

Evolving situation at Drift River terminal 03/29/2009
Multiple explosive eruptions at Alaska's Redoubt Volcano on the west side of Cook Inlet since March 22 have caused lahars, volcanic mudflows that is, on the flanks of the mountain, while melting of th...

Environmental professionals hold meeting 11/09/2008
The Alaska Association of Environmental Professionals will meet Nov. 12 at the BP Energy Center. The meeting is free to all; doors open at 11:30 a.m. and the meeting begins at 11:45. Bill Janes, pro...

Mining News: DNR: Pebble still on regulatory track 07/27/2008
Mine project's opponents pen 'legal review' of permitting process; biologist confuses issues in criticism of state regulators
The Alaska Department of Natural Resources has come under criticism from a coalition of environmental group representatives and former state officials, who say the state agency's oversight is not...

Shell gets EPA air permits for Beaufort 06/24/2007
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued air quality control minor permits for Shell's planned drilling program in the Beaufort Sea. There are separate permits for operations by the Kulluk...

BP cleared of allegations 02/18/2007
Investigation spurred by Hamel's well cellar leak accusations vindicates company
The Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission has issued its report on its investigation into allegations by oil industry watchdog Charles Hamel concerning drilling pad and tundra contamination from...

Oil Patch Insider 09/17/2006
Canadian drillers count on hot winter; oil sands land costly prize
Canada is ready to enter the prime winter drilling season flush with rigs and support equipment and anticipating a lively pace of activity. The rig fleet in Western Canada stands at 810, up 148 from j...

DEC moves on Escopeta's air quality permit to use jack-up to drill Inlet wells 08/06/2006
The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation has announced its intention of issuing an air quality permit to Escopeta Oil and Gas Corp. for the operation of a jack-up drilling rig in four offsh...

PETROLEUM DIRECTORY: MWH focuses on the environment 07/18/2004
The company's services range from environmental consulting to building environment-related facilities
In recent years people have become increasingly aware of the impact of human activity on the earth's environment. As a result the development and operation of industrial, commercial, military or resid...