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Arctic offshore production wells are OK’d for Alaska’s coast

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ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The first oil and gas production wells in federal Arctic waters have been approved by U.S. regulators.

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management on Wednesday announced it issued a conditiona­l permit for the Liberty Project, a proposal by a subsidiary of Houston-based Hilcorp for production wells on an artificial island in the Beaufort Sea.

The approval follows through on President Donald Trump’s promise of American energy dominance, said Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke.

Environmen­tal groups oppose Arctic offshore drilling and have expressed concerns about the production record of Hilcorp Alaska LLC. State authoritie­s in 2017 fined the company $200,000 for violations at another production site.

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