Overview
- Doyon Rig 26 overturned on Jan. 23 during a move on a gravel road, with roughly 4,000 gallons of diesel on board measured about 30 minutes before the fall.
- Emergency responders confirmed a diesel release, and officials reported no continuing leak or threat to existing oil and gas infrastructure.
- Two crew members and six emergency responders were treated at nearby facilities and released.
- The site lies within critical Arctic habitat near a tributary to the Colville River’s Nechelik Channel, with no wildlife impacts reported to date.
- DEC’s investigation continues with access constrained by structural hazards, and the company has filed to proceed using Doyon 142 as environmental and Indigenous groups press their legal challenge.