Offshore in Cook Inlet, a 'silent economy' hunts for gas to keep Alaska running Northern Journal helicoptered out to the offshore rig drilling for the increasingly scarce natural gas that powers urban Alaska.
Small Cook Inlet producers say they need state government help before drilling for new natural gas One company, Bluecrest, said it will need more support even after a state agency agreed to forgive some $7 million in loans. Another company, HEX, says it needs the state to agree to a royalty reduction before it will drill a well.
