Glennallen, Alaska – Tolsona Oil & Gas Exploration LLC, an Ahtna, Inc. subsidiary, has begun mobilization of the Tolsona No.1 gas exploration well rig. The drilling program is starting two weeks later than planned to await availability of the rig. The 2 million pound drill rig, required materials and rolling stock equipment is being transported […]
The mammal curator and collection staff from the University of Alaska Museum of the North in Fairbanks will collect humpback whale remains at the Anchorage Coastal Wildlife Refuge this week. The 42-foot adult humpback whale washed ashore early last July. “We want the public to understand this collection is authorized under the Marine Mammal […]
It was announced on Thursday by U.S. District Attorney Karen L. Loeffler, that Puyallup, Washington man, 55-year-old Floyd Jay Mann, has been arrested and charged with 11 counts of wire fraud and eight counts of money laundering for bilking Alaskans out of money. According to this morning’s release by the Justice Department, along with F.Mann’s […]
On September 1, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced that there would be no extension for public review of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Cook Inlet Planning Area Lease Sale 244. This is despite numerous requests for extension they’ve received over the past several weeks, including one from Cook Inlet […]