BlueCrest to pause drilling in Cook Inlet

The Buccaneer jackup rig drills for oil and gas just north of Anchor Point, in Cook Inlet, Alaska in 2015. (Photo by Bill Smith)
A Texas-based oil company plans to pause its onshore drilling operation in Cook Inlet in September, leaving about 150 workers without a job for the time being.
Currently, BlueCrest Energy has two wells drilled at its 38-acre drill site just north of Anchor Point and plans to finish a third before halting operations. CEO Benjamin Johnson says the com