After three companies expressed interest, the state Division of Oil and Gas started the formal process that may result in new exploration at Augustine Volcano.
Augustine Volcano is on an island near Kamishak Bay in Cook Inlet. Its last eruption ended in March 2006. Flying between Homer and Hallo Bay in Katmai National Park provides a different perspective on the Cook Inlet area. Photographed June 12, 2013. on Jan. 10 concluding that a geothermal lease sale at Augustine would be in the state’s best interest. Such findings are required as precursors to lease sales.
The first of those companies submitted a proposal that the Division of Oil and Gas received in mid-July. In response to the division’s call for public comments, two more companies came forward with competing proposals. Past experience shows that tapping into geothermal energy from volcanoes is difficult, Clifton said. He cautioned that the results of any upcoming lease sale are uncertain.
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