Alaska regulators fine North Slope oil field operator for unauthorized gas flaring

By: Yereth Rosen

Outlets: Alaska Beacon

Published: July 17, 2026

Words: 574

Last Updated: 2 days, 10 hours ago

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Alaska regulators on Wednesday assessed a $741,520 civil penalty against the operator of a small and trouble-plagued North Slope oil field for five months of unauthorized flaring of natural gas.

In Alaska, underground oil and gas fields are owned collectively by state residents. Wasting oil and gas without paying the state for it is equivalent to theft. Flaring — burning unused gas — is allowed for safety reasons and for early development of an …

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