Petroleum News.  Hilcorp Alaska began natural gas production from Red Pad on the Kenai Peninsula Dec. 17.  Production is at 5 million cubic feet per day, Hilcorp Alaska spokeswoman Lori Nelson told Petroleum News in a Dec. 18 email. She said Hilcorp is “continuing to monitor the system” and hopes to reach its original production estimate of 6.5 million cubic feet per day.