PUBLIC NOTICE
STATE OF ALASKA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
An application package for an Oil Discharge Prevention and Contingency Plan, under Alaska Statute 46.04.030 and in accordance with 18 AAC 75, has been received by the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC). The details are as follows:
Applicant: BlueCrest Alaska Operating LLC
3301 C Street, Suite 202
Anchorage, AK 99503
Proposed Activity: Review of a plan renewal application package for an Oil Discharge Prevention and Contingency Plan that is required to commit adequate resources to meet all planning requirements for prevention and response for a realistic maximum discharge from prospective offshore Cook Inlet exploratory drilling operations conducted by BlueCrest Alaska Operating LLC. One or more wells could be drilled on existing or future oil and gas leases throughout Cook Inlet. The plan uses a hypothetical potential future Northern Cook Inlet location as the “core” plan example to demonstrate BlueCrest’s spill prevention and response capabilities to meet the response planning standard (RPS) of 5,500 barrels of oil per day (bopd) over fifteen days for a total of 82,500 barrels. BlueCrest may obtain leases or operatorship of other leases in the future. Any new exploration locations will be amended to the plan in site-specific appendices.
Location: Potential well locations are offshore throughout Cook Inlet.
Potential Results: A potential risk exists of oil spills entering the lands or waters of the state as a result of this operation.
Activity identified as: State Contingency Plan Number 20-CP-5226
Any person wishing to submit a request for additional information or provide comments regarding this application may do so electronically via our public notice site at https://dec.alaska.gov/comment/. If you are unable to submit comments via this site, you may submit them in writing to Mike Evans, Department of Environmental Conservation, SPAR/PPRP, 555 Cordova Street, Anchorage, AK 99501, 907-269-7541 (phone), or mike.evans@alaska.gov. The submitter’s name and full contents of all submitted comments are considered public records and will be posted online in full during the public comment period. Comments submitted in writing directly to the Plan Reviewer will be uploaded to the public comment site. It is preferable for commenters to submit directly through the public comment site.
The public comment period for this application begins on May 28, 2025, and ends at 11:59 p.m. on June 27, 2025. Requests for additional information and comments must be received by 11:59 pm on June 27, 2025. It is the responsibility of the commenter to verify that email submissions are received by the deadline. An additional comment period may be provided in accordance with 18 AAC 75.455(d).
The application package is available for public review on DEC’s website at http://dec.alaska.gov/Applications/SPAR/PublicMVC/IPP/CPlansUnderReview.
DEC will hold a public hearing on the plan application if it determines that good cause exists. Residents in the affected area or the governing body of an affected municipality may request a public hearing by writing to the Department of Environmental Conservation, at the above address prior to June 12, 2025.
The State of Alaska, Department of Environmental Conservation complies with Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. If you are a person with a disability who may need an accommodation in order to participate in this public process, please contact ADA Coordinator Megan MacPherson, megan.macpherson@alaska.gov, 1-907-269-3096; Alaska Relay Service/TTY/TDD 1-800-770-8973/TTY; or 711 prior to June 17, 2025, to ensure that any necessary accommodations can be provided.