Hilcorp pipeline leaking natural gas into Alaska’s Cook Inlet

Natural gas is bubbling up from an underwater pipeline in Alaska’s Cook Inlet.
State regulators say the danger to public safety is minimal but the Coast Guard warned mariners to keep their distance and federal wildlife authorities expressed concern about possible harm to endangered beluga whales.
The leak four miles offshore is from an 8-inch line carrying processed natural gas from shore to power four drilling platforms.
The line belongs to Hilcorp Alaska, LLC.
“Hilcorp continues to