For small-scale drilling partners the Internal Revenue Service permits the immediate deduction of so-called intangible drilling costs (labor and fuel, mainly).
"In a letter Senator Mark Begich wrote to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton last month, he says 'such an abrupt change in the available labor pool just before the start of the salmon season would have immediate negative consequences for the companies, and the fishermen and communities, which depend on their operations, '" KTVA reported.