Name of the Project
Alaska liquefied natural gas (LNG) project.

Location
Alaska, in the US.

Project Owner/s
Alaska Gasline Development Corporation (AGDC).

Project Description
The project involves the construction of a facility to produce up to 20-million metric tons a year of LNG for export.

The project will include an estimated 1 300-km-long, 42-inch-diameter pipeline capable of transporting up to 3.9-billion cubic feet of gas a day to the liquefaction facilities, a gas treatment plant located in Prudhoe Bay at the North Slope, and two additional natural gas pipelines connecting production units to the gas treatment plant.

Potential Job Creation
Not stated.

Capital Expenditure
The AGDC estimates that the cost of the facilities will be between $40-billion and $45-billion.

Planned Start/End Date
Not stated.

Latest Developments
The Justice Department is defending the approval of former US President Donald Trump’s administration of the Alaska project in federal court, against the objections of environmentalists who say government did not adequately consider the venture’s effect on polar bears and the climate.

In a filing with the US District Court for the District of Alaska, President Joe Biden’s administration has said that Conoco’s Willow project, in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, was approved only after years of analysis, consultation and public input.

The administration contends that “plaintiffs seek to stop the extraction of resources from the petroleum reserve by cherry-picking the records” of the Bureau of Land Management, the Fish and Wildlife Service and the Army Corps of Engineers.

Key Contracts, Suppliers and Consultants
None stated.

Contact Details for Project Information
AGDC, tel +1907330 6300.