THE INDEPENDENTS 2003: North Slope oil spill response firms offer associate memberships

Alaska Chadux, a spill response provider for companies transporting and storing petroleum products, said in late September it had begun providing spill response services for North Slope winter exploration projects. The non-profit was formed in 1993 and has grown from four members to 41, including associate members.

The associate membership option is new to the North Slope, allowing non-producing companies who want to explore for just a few weeks or months in a year a lower cost alternative for belonging to a spill response group.

Clean Seas adds associate membership

In early October Alaska Clean Seas, a North Slope oil spill response cooperative, voted to add an associate membership category.

There are seven existing Alaska Clean Seas members that sit on its board — three are not producers, but are considered “heritage members.” Each board member paid $500,000 to join the cooperative, pays $50,000 a year in membership fees and pays additional fees based on production rates.

Associate members will pay $100,000 to join, an annual fee of $15,000 a year, plus additional, per-day fees for drilling services. The daily fee will start when explorers spud a well and will continue through until they finish testing.