Only 3 gallons spilled from Hilcorp platform in April…and it wasn’t crude

Hilcorp’s Anna Platform in Upper Cook Inlet, where workers felt an impact before observing oil sheens on April 1. (Photo courtesy Cook Inletkeeper)
The state has concluded that just three gallons of liquid escaped from one of Hilcorp’s platforms into Cook Inlet in early April.
The spill was reported on April 1, when workers on one of Hilcorp’s oil platforms felt an impact and then spotted a sheen on the water. At first, the state thought it was a crude oil leak from one of the