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Article: STUDY SAYS ALASKA SLOPE GAS COMPETITIVE IN JAPAN, KOREA
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- THE JOURNAL RECORD
- Article date:
- August 12, 1987
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Alaska North Slope natural gas is
competitive in Japan and Korea and could be supplying markets there
earlier than predicted if a proposed Trans-Alaska Gas System is
built in phases, according to a new study released Tuesday.
The study, completed by the Chicago-based Institute of Gas
Technology, suggests that with a lower start-up volume, the initial
cost of new Alaska pipeline, processing plants and ships can be
reduced from $11 billion to about $8 billion and that the project
could be in operation by late 1993 or 1994, at least three years
earlier than projected.
The project timetable could be moved up because Alaskan
suppliers would not have to wait for a ...