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Article: State study backs LNG project for North Slope.(Alaska, liquefied natural gas)
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- The Oil Daily
- Article date:
- January 12, 1998
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The Alaska state government team that examined alternatives for commercializing North Slope natural gas believes a liquefied natural gas (LNG) project is the most promising opportunity, but two large producers want the state to consider a natural gas-to-liquids (GTL) venture as a viable option.
The Alaska North Slope Gas Commercialization Team was charged with examining and identifying mechanisms the state could exercise to encourage development and monetization of the 35 Tcf of natural gas known to exist on the North Slope.
Its report, however, addresses only an LNG project in its economic and regulatory analysis. The project envisioned is comparable to the ...