The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation is accepting public comments through May 11 on a proposed air quality permit for Furie Operating Alaska's Kitchen Lights Unit in upper Cook Inlet.

The permit would allow the company to increase emissions at its natural gas operation located at latitude 60.9344° North, longitude 151.1517° West. The changes would add 2.28 tons of nitrogen oxides, 1.91 tons of carbon monoxide, and smaller amounts of particulate matter, sulfur dioxide, and volatile organic compounds to annual emissions.

Total annual potential emissions of regulated air pollutants, excluding greenhouse gases, would reach 191.23 tons under the permit. Without the drill rig, emissions would total 53.15 tons.

Furie Operating Alaska applied for the minor permit to revise existing Title I permit conditions. The permit also covers relocation of a portable oil and gas operation and establishes owner-requested limits.

The department has issued a preliminary decision to approve the application. Copies of the application, draft permit, and technical analysis are available at DEC offices in Juneau and Anchorage, and online at dec.alaska.gov/Applications/Air/airtoolsweb/AirPermitsApprovalsAndPublicNotices.

Comments must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. Alaska time on May 11, 2026. Submit comments online at dec.alaska.gov/Applications/Air/airtoolsweb/FormalComments, by email to [email protected] and [email protected], or by mail to Peter Saengsudham, 555 Cordova Street, Anchorage, AK 99501.

The department will review all comments and issue a final decision after the comment period closes.