# Alaska Online Public Notices #AQ1957MSS01

Preliminary air-quality permit decision for the Bear Tooth 1 Drill Site

**Posted:** September 29, 2026
**Respond By:** October 30, 2026
**Identifier:** AQ1957MSS01

The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation has announced a preliminary air-permit decision for the Bear Tooth 1 Drill Site, not a procurement opportunity.
- **Government buyer and applicant**
  - The government agency is the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC); no sub-agency or office is identified.
  - **Applicant:** ConocoPhillips Alaska, Inc.
- **Action under review**
  - ADEC preliminarily decided to approve Air Quality Control Minor Permit **AQ1957MSS01** for the Bear Tooth 1 (BT1) Drill Site, part of the Willow Development in the North Slope Borough, Alaska.
  - The application covers construction of a new stationary source and requests emissions limits intended to avoid one or more permit classifications.
  - ADEC made the application, preliminary permit, and technical analysis report available for public review and invited written comments before making a final decision to issue or deny the permit.
- **Reported potential annual emissions**
  - Nitrogen oxides: **136.65 tons**; carbon monoxide: **55.89 tons**; particulate matter: **10.07 tons**; sulfur dioxide: **1.75 tons**; volatile organic compounds: **107.33 tons**.
  - Carbon dioxide equivalent: **605,806.61 tons**; hazardous air pollutants: **3.15 tons**, including **1.71 tons of hexane**.
  - Total potential annual emissions of regulated air pollutants, excluding greenhouse gases: **311.70 tons**.
- **Procurement status**
  - This is a regulatory public notice, not a request to purchase products or services. No procurement line items, quantities, product manufacturers, contract value, or performance period are provided.

### Description

The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation has made a preliminary decision to approve ConocoPhillips Alaska, Inc.’s application for Air Quality Control Minor Permit AQ1957MSS01 for the Bear Tooth 1 Drill Site. The application is to construct a new stationary source as part of the Willow Development, with requested limits intended to avoid one or more permit classifications. ADEC has prepared a preliminary permit decision and made the application, preliminary permit, and technical analysis report available for review. Written comments are due by October 29, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. Alaska time.

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