2016–2017 Cook Inlet natural gas leak

The Cook Inlet natural gas leak began in December 2016, when a pipeline ruptured. A methane leak resulted, under water, beneath Turnagain Arm in Cook Inlet, near Nikiski, Alaska, southwest of Anchorage.

2016–2017 Cook Inlet natural gas leak
LocationTurnagain Arm,
Cook Inlet,
Alaska
DateDecember, 2016 – April 2017
Cause
CauseHoled pipeline
Casualties0
OperatorHilcorp Energy
Spill characteristics
Volume210,000 to 310,000 cubic feet per day
Shoreline impactedNo
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