Page 12 Santos continues Pikka progress Santos Ltd. is making plans for the second phase of work to bring the Pikka Project into production. Page 20 Gas shortage averted … for now Brutal cold this winter threatened to overwhelm Railbelt utilities dealing with a looming natural gas shortage from Cook Inlet. Crisis averted, but all eyes are focused on near- and long-term solutions. Page 28 AIDEA creates plan for wetlands Alaska’s development agency has created a template for organizations to traverse the newest and still confusing Federal regulations on wetlands and develop after the Sackett decision. Page 36 That happened fast! Looking back at the first 40 years of Meet Alaska as well as the visionaries and pioneers who set the course for the powerful force The Alliance is today. FEATURES The Link is published in partnership with the Alaska Support Industry Alliance by Fireweed Strategies LLC, 4849 Potter Crest Circle, Anchorage, AK 99516. We actively seek contributions from Alliance members and the oil and gas and mining industry. For advertising information and story inquiries, email Lee.Leschper@FireweedStrategies.com. Our magazine is mailed at no charge throughout Alaska to those interested in resource development and a healthy Alaska economy. To subscribe, email Admin@FireweedStrategies.com. Publisher: Lee Leschper | Editor: Tim Bradner | Production, Design: Will Leschper Contributing Photographer: Judy Patrick ON THE COVER Roughnecks work a drill rig on Alaska’s first producing oil field, Swanson River, in 1957. From this humble beginning, Alaska’s oil and gas industry has been a roller coaster of discoveries, booms, busts and challenges — still going forward today. Photo by Steve McCutcheon ON THIS PAGE In a world of roadblocks and anti-mining forces working against Alaska miners, Graphite One continues to march forward with plans for the first new graphite mine in America in this decade. Here Graphite One worker Jolene Okleasik signals success from another core sample. Photo Courtesy Graphite One Linking Alaska’s Resources to Alaska’s People
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