Alaska LNG Prospects: Not All Bad, Not All Good

摘要

Natural gas-hungry Japan is knocking on Alaska’s door, but the world’s third-largest economy won’t wait forever for liquefied North Slope gas — or pay dearly for it. The message to state lawmakers and the energy industry: hurry up with cost-competitive supply — or you’ll add even more years to the decades-long effort to commercialize those long-stymied gas reserves. “The world has more than enough LNG supply options,” said Larry Persily, federal coordinator for Alaska gas pipeline projects. “We’re not the only ones out there. We have to be cost-competitive with Alaska gas if you’re going to get any project built in the state.”