Alaska supports plan to switch pipe to LNG route

ALASKA is supporting Trans-Canada’s plan to shift the focus of its proposed Alaska Pipeline project (APP) to ship natural gas from the North Slope to Valdez, opening up the possibility of exporting liquefied natural gas to Asia.

10 May 2012 22:59 GMT Updated 10 May 2012 22:59 GMT

By TONYA ZELINSKY Calgary

In a decision made on 2 May, the state’s natural resources and revenue commissioners authorised the Canadian pipeline outfit to amend the APP’s original plan to build a 2700-kilometre pipe from the North Slope to markets in the US Lower 48 states.

The new plan would see a large-diameter line run from the North Slope to tidewater for in-state use, liquefaction and export, while still adhering to the terms of TransCanada’s current Alaska Gasline Inducement Act (AGIA) licence.

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Alaska supports plan to switch pipe to LNG route