Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission: November 2016

•On Nov. 7, the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission issued a supplemental notice clarifying the origin and costs of a proposed regulatory change for hydraulic fracturing. Cook Inletkeeper Executive Director Bob Shavelson requested a change in the regulations requiring a public hearing anytime an operator permits hydraulically fracture operations for workovers. The commission scheduled a Dec. 15 meeting on the matter.

•On Nov. 10, the AOGCC approved (Other Order 114) the fiscal year 2017 regulatory cost charges for the active Alaska operators on the North Slope and Cook Inlet. The charges are based on production volumes and operating costs. The approved payments are: AIX Energy LLC ($1,813.66), Aurora Gas LLC ($506.73), BlueCrest Alaska Operating LLC ($0.00), BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc. ($4,879,664.73), Caelus Energy Alaska LLC ($32,152.22), ConocoPhillips, North Slope and Beluga River Unit ($1,181,424.74), ConocoPhillips, North Cook Inlet Unit ($3,996.29), Cook Inlet Energy LLC ($10,060.48), Cook Inlet Natural Gas Storage Alaska ($3,922.78), Eni US Operating ($69,086.94), Furie Operating Alaska, LLC ($111.64), Hilcorp Alaska LLC ($966,807.00), North Slope Borough ($825.25), Savant Alaska LLC ($1,597.23).

- ERIC LIDJI