Hilcorp reports another spill in Cook Inlet
Hilcorp has reported another spill this week.
The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation confirmed the spill happened Monday on the Steelhead platform the company operates in the Trading Bay oil field in Cook Inlet.
DEC spokesperson Candice Bressler said 200 gallons of an oil-based drilling mud was released from the platform, of which, 2 gallons ended up in Cook Inlet.
The cause of the spill is still under investigation, and Bressler says DEC is working the company to review safety prot
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