Starting in early December, Unocal Alaska, plans to drill 3-5 wells on shore near Ninilchik and another 1-3 wells in the Anchor Point area. John Zager, Manager of Resource Development for Unocal Alaska, told the Kenai Chapter of the Alliance last week that if successful ultimately a pipeline would be constructed to Ninilchik, Anchor Point and eventually to Homer to transport gas north and to serve consumers along the way.

...half of the year, we were running three company-operated drilling rigs concurrently," said Roxanne Sinz, manager of public affairs and communications for Unocal. "This is the first time ever Unocal has done that in the Cook Inlet." It is...