Alaska LNG.

• Author: Slaten, Russ
• Position: INSIDE ALASKA BUSINESS - Department of Energy - Liquid natural gas - Brief article

In another important step forward for the Alaska LNG (liquid natural gas) project, an application to export LNG was submitted to the US Department of Energy in July by the project participants.

The export application requests authorization to export up to 20 million metric tons per year of LNG for a period of thirty years to countries that have existing free trade agreements with the United States, as well as to non-free trade agreement countries.

According to a study by NERA Economic Consulting, submitted in support of the application, the Alaska LNG project would have "unequivocally positive" economic impacts in Alaska and the United States. The Alaska LNG project is anticipated to create up to fifteen thousand jobs during construction and approximately one thousand jobs for operation of the project.

The...