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...Oil and Gas Conservation Commission crews will monitor the rig as it begins drilling, said commission chairwoman Cathy Foerster. That's a normal practice any new drilling rigs."We just want to make sure things are running the way they are...
...coming weeks.The two sides in the past have differed on which wells are problems and which are properly plugged.Cathy Foerster, an AOGCC commissioner, said she wanted to review the wells listed in the report in greater detail but said the...
...arrogance and hypocrisy the federal government and this administration have shown towards our state," she said.Cathy Foerster, a commissioner with the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, said she was "disappointed, insulted, and...
...There is a difference in opinion on what wells are problems or not, and which are properly plugged or not, said Cathy Foerster, an AOGCC commissioner.One project that BLM-Alaska and AOGCC have agreed should be tackled next is a well site...
...it says are uncased or partially cased boreholes of relatively shallow depth, removed from the legacy well list.Cathy Foerster, AOGCC's chairwoman, testified that just 16 of the 136 sites have been properly plugged and abandoned. She said...
...the sites of the legacy wells "litter the landscape and detract from the natural beauty of the Arctic region."Cathy Foerster, a commissioner with the Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, in testimony on the resolution, pointed out what...
...begin the process of looking into the integrity of 57 wells operated by the British oil company, said Commissioner Cathy Foerster. The investigation might be extended to other wells if warranted, she said. "We take these allegations seriously...
...for the study. It has not considered making a claim against Exxon for that expense, he said. Fellow Commissioner Cathy Foerster recommended that the state continue working cooperatively with Exxon as long as it can. "Before we damage our relationship...
...me among other things they would not be resuming this study until such time as legal issues were resolved," said Cathy Foerster, a member of the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission. The commission this week sent Exxon Mobil a letter...
...proprietary information under lock and key. "A lot of the data is questionable for one reason or another," said Cathy Foerster, commissioner of the state's independent Oil and Gas Conservation Commission. "Until we start production, it's...