Alaska LNG project selects lead terminal location
ExxonMobil, BP, ConocoPhillips and TransCanada have selected a site in the Nikiski area on the Kenai Peninsula as the lead site for the proposed Alaska LNG project’s natural gas liquefaction plant and terminal. The Nikiski site also facilitates a pipeline route that provides an access opportunity to North Slope natural gas by the major population centers in Fairbanks, Mat-Su Valley, Anchorage and the Kenai Peninsula.
A number of engineering, technical, regulatory, fiscal, commercial and permitting issues still need to be resolved as work on the potential $45bn to $65+bn project progresses, warn the companies, and while Nikiski is the lead site, the project team will continue to consider other secondary locations.
Work is also ongoing to refine the agreed project concept that includes a gas treatment plant located on the North Slope, an 800-mile, 42-inch pipeline with up to eight compression stations and at least five off-take points for in-state gas delivery, and a liquefaction plant and terminal.
News Item details
Journal title: Petroleum Review
Countries: Alaska - North America -
Subjects: Liquefied natural gas, Liquefaction, LNG Terminals
