State reduces Hilcorp fine for 2015 worker safety incident

The state is fining oil and gas company Hilcorp $200,000 dollars for a 2015 incident that nearly killed three workers on the North Slope.
In September 2015 three men nearly died at Hilcorp’s Milne Point Unit on the North Slope, after the trailer they were working in filled with nitrogen. (Image courtesy of AOGCC)
The final order amount, which was released Mar. 3rd, is a significant reduction from the $720,000 penalty the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (AOGCC) proposed last year