Hilcorp Alaska’s headquarters in Midtown Anchorage is seen on Feb. 7. The company has agreed to pay $223,868 to settle federal hazardous waste violations. (Photo by Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon)
Hilcorp Energy Co.’s North Slope unit has been fined $223,868 for several violations of the federal law that governs the management of hazardous wastes, the Environmental Protection Agency said on Wednesday.
The violations occurred at the Prudhoe Bay oil field, which Hilcorp has operated since 2020 after acquiring BP’s Alaska assets. The violations came to light in EPA inspections conducted in 2021 and 2023 that checked for compliance with the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act , according to the consent agreement signed by EPA and Hilcorp officials on Sept. 30.
Some of the violations concern the identification, storage and disposal of various materials and items. Among them were chromium-tainted leather gloves, used batteries and containers for used oil, according to the consent agreement.