Alaskan Crude Corporation and James W. White, Appellants v. State of Alaska, Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation…

Summary

The Alaska Supreme Court affirmed the superior court's decision upholding the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission's authority to classify the Burglin 33-1 well as an oil facility, its response planning standard (RPS) determinations, and the award of attorney's fees to the Commission. The Court held that the Commission acted within its statutory authority, that its RPS recommendations were supported by substantial evidence, and that the attorney's fees award was not manifestly unreasonable.