State Corporation Takes Over Alaska LNG Project
Posted on Jan 3, 2017 in Liquefaction, LNG Exports, Markets and Competition, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on State Corporation Takes Over Alaska LNG Project
The Alaska Gasline Development Corporation (AGDC) announced that it has reached an agreement with affiliates of ExxonMobil, BP and ConocoPhillips, whereby AGDC will assume the responsibility for the technical and regulatory activities associated with the proposed Alaska LNG project, consisting of an 800-mile pipeline to access North Slope gas supplies, a liquefaction and LNG export...
Producer Sponsors Not Moving Forward on Alaska LNG Project
Posted on Aug 26, 2016 in Financing, Liquefaction, LNG Exports, Markets and Competition, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Producer Sponsors Not Moving Forward on Alaska LNG Project
Alaska Dispatch News reports that at a hearing before Alaska state legislators, ExxonMobil said it will not move forward with the front-end engineering and design, or FEED phase of development of the Alaska LNG Project, which was set to start in 2017 and was expected to cost up to $2 billion. ConocoPhillips and BP, the other two producer sponsors of the project, also indicated that...
Study: Alaska LNG Project Too Expensive to be Competitive
Posted on Aug 25, 2016 in Financing, Liquefaction, LNG Exports, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Study: Alaska LNG Project Too Expensive to be Competitive
Alaska Public Media reports that consulting firm Wood Mackenzie has released a study finding that in its current form, the Alaska LNG Project is too expensive to be competitive with other LNG projects proposing to serve north Asian markets. The report offers options to reduce the costs of the project, estimated to be $45 – $65 billion, including bringing in outside investors or full...
State to Take Over Alaska LNG Project
Posted on Aug 19, 2016 in Liquefaction, LNG Exports, Markets and Competition, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on State to Take Over Alaska LNG Project
Alaska Dispatch News reports that Alaska Gasline Development Corp. (AGDC) and the producer sponsors of the proposed Alaska LNG Project, ExxonMobil, ConocoPhillips and BP, “are working ‘cooperatively’ on a plan to turn over leadership of the project to Alaska,” according to Keith Meyer, president of AGDC. AGDC represents Alaska’s 25% interest in the project. Due to the global...
Uncertainty of Alaska LNG Project Discussed at State Legislature Hearing
Posted on Jun 30, 2016 in Liquefaction, LNG Exports, Markets and Competition, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Uncertainty of Alaska LNG Project Discussed at State Legislature Hearing
The Alaska Journal of Commerce reports that new Alaska Gasline Development Corp. (AGDC) President and CEO Keith Meyer presented a plan to Alaska’s joint House-Senate Resources Committee to overhaul the financial structure of the proposed Alaska LNG Project. The plan would allow the state to lead the project with other outside investors, “but still depend on the producers selling their...