by Ben Boettger | Jun 16, 2026 | AK LNG, Belugas, Energy & Alaska, Oil & Gas
Pundits and politicos have been talking nonstop about Alaska LNG, the proposed 800-mile pipeline from North Slope gas fields to a liquefaction and export terminal in Nikiski. In Juneau, legislative committees have held months of hearings on pricing and revenue models...
by Ben Boettger | Mar 26, 2026 | Alaska State Legislature, Oil & Gas
The simple revenue solution of taxing private oil and gas companies has taken a twisting, torturous path through our legislature. Since Alaska repealed personal income tax in 1980, we’ve had a loophole that allows privately owned corporations – such as Hilcorp –...
by Ben Boettger | Mar 17, 2026 | AK LNG, Alaska State Legislature, Energy & Alaska, Government, Oil & Gas
Coming up this week is an opportunity for public comment on transparency into the AK LNG gasline project. The Senate Resources Committee will take public comments on Wednesday at 3:30pm on Senate Bill 275, the Alaska Gasline Transparency & Accountability Act. This...
by Cook Inletkeeper | Mar 4, 2026 | Press Releases, Energy & Alaska, Lease Sales, Oil & Gas
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, March 4, 2026 The Big Beautiful Cook Inlet (BBC1) Oil and Gas Lease Sale Was a Flop Zero bids received on Big Beautiful Cook Inlet Oil & Gas Lease sale HOMER, AK— The Department of Interior announced that there were zero bids in today’s Big...
by Inletkeeper | Feb 27, 2026 | Belugas, Cook Inlet, Lease Sales, Oil & Gas, Press Releases
Traditional Tribal Nation, Community and Environmental Groups Notify Interior Department of Intent to Challenge Upcoming Offshore Oil-and-Gas Sale in Cook Inlet, Alaska Trump administration plans to hold sale in violation of Endangered Species Act, putting extremely...
by Cook Inletkeeper | Feb 18, 2026 | Lease Sales, Clean Water, Cook Inlet, Oil & Gas
In July of 2025, Congress passed the Big Beautiful Bill Act, a section of which requires BOEM to hold at least six offshore oil and gas lease sales in Alaska, one each year from 2026 to 2028, and again from 2030 to 2032. The first of these six mandated lease sales is...
