BlueCrest Rushes to Drill in Cook Inlet | Anchorage News

BlueCrest, a Texas-based energy firm, is racing to drill a new natural gas well in Cook Inlet’s Cosmopolitan Field—potentially bringing gas online by next year—after securing funding and dodging a state ultimatum to prove financial readiness. With Alaska’s largest gas provider warning of possible winter shortages and rivals like Hilcorp calling the basin uneconomical, the stakes are high as BlueCrest, backed by a $30 million state grant, pushes forward amid mounting pressure to deliver.

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