The US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has completed the final environmental impact statement (EIS) of Alaska Gasline Development Corp’s proposed Alaska LNG project, concluding that the LNG production and export terminal project would provide economic benefits but would have adverse and significant environmental impacts to the permafrost, wetlands, forest and wild life. Most of the negative environmental impacts could be reduced thanks to proposed or recommanded measures. The FERC plans to issue its final order for the project in June 2020.
The Alaska LNG project is developed by Alaska Gasline Development Corporation (AGDC), which signed an agreement with BP and ExxonMobil to move ahead with the US$43bn project in March 2019. The LNG plant would be located in Nikiski on the Kenai Peninsula and would tap gas resources in the North Slope thanks to a 1,300 km long gas pipeline connecting the Prudhoe Bay gas treatment complex (North Slope) to the LNG project. The LNG plant would consist of three 6.7 Mt/year liquefaction trains able to produce 20 Mt/year (27 bcm/year) of LNG and production could start as early as 2024, with full operations in 2026. It could later be expanded to 26.7 Mt/year (36 bcm/year or 3.5 bcf/d).
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