LNG Project
Alaska LNG will use clean, energy-efficient, and safe production methods to deliver a stable supply of natural gas for commercialization and for in-state distribution. The project, being developed by the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation, is expected to deliver from the North Slope gas fields on average about 3.5 billion cubic feet of gas per day, much of it for international markets. Alaskans will gain a long-term and affordable source of natural gas for home heating, power generation, and industrial needs.
Project Maps
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LNG plant site map The Alaska Gasline Development Corp. in April 2017 provided the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission with a site map of the LNG plant in Nikiski, showing locations for the three liquefaction trains, two LNG storage tanks, material offloading facility and north and south plant entrances. |
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Marine terminal site map A 3,300-foot-long trestle would extend out to two LNG carrier loading berths in deep water, as shown in this drawing filed by the Alaska Gasline Development Corp. with federal regulators in April 2017. The temporary barge dock (material offloading facility) for use during the construction project would be built north of the LNG carrier loading berths and later dismantled at the completion of construction. |
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Kenai Spur Highway reroute map The Alaska Gasline Development Corp. in April 2017 filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission a map of eight possiblealternatives for relocating the Kenai Spur Highway around the LNG plant site. The alternatives on the map run from north to south, such as Alternative ADF starts with Option A at Island Lake Road and the Kenai Spur Highway and heads south to Option D and then Option F back to the highway south of Milepost 19. |
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Project overview map The Alaska LNG project would include eight compressor stations along the 804-mile pipeline route from Prudhoe Bay to the liquefaction plant in Nikiski. The project also includes a 60-mile pipeline from the Point Thomson field to the gas treatment plant that would be built at Prudhoe Bay. |
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Proposed Cook Inlet dredging disposal sites In its April 2017 filing with federal regulators, the Alaska Gasline Development Corp. presented a map showing its proposed Cook Inlet disposal areas for dredged material from the marine offloading facility that would be built adjacent to the LNG plant construction site in Nikiski. |
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Cook Inlet pipeline landing site in Nikiski The undersea pipeline from near Beluga on the West Side of Cook Inlet would come ashore on the Kenai Peninsula a couple of miles northeast of Boulder Point, near Suneva Lake, as proposed in this map provided to federal regulators by the Alaska Gasline Development Corp. |
Helpful Links
Pipeline Route
Permitting Information
- Alaska Gasline Development Corp. April 2017 application to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission: Application and environmental reports
- Federal permits, authorizations required for the Alaska LNG project: Tall stack of authorizations await the Alaska LNG project
- Summary and matrix of required federal permits and authorizations: Permit matrix and summaries
- Department of Energy docket for Alaska LNG exports application: LNG export authorization docket
- Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Alaska LNG docket search
- From FERC’s eLibrary docket search, enter CP17-178 in the “Docket Number” box, then complete the date range you want to search, then click the “Submit” box at the bottom of the page.
- http://elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/docket_search.asp
Project History
- A searchable library of Alaska North Slope natural gas pipeline efforts, government reports and research papers going back 40 years: The Pipe Files
- A research paper - The 40-year effort to develop an Alaska natural gas pipeline:
- Unsuccessful 1970s effort for a large-volume LNG plant in Nikiski: Forgotten Nikiski LNG proposal had full environmental review
Glossary
Alaska Project and General LNG Information
- Timing is right for North Slope gas project: Prudhoe Bay gas sales in the 2020s could be timed well
- Cold climate an advantage for Alaska LNG: Alaska's cold climate could be advantage
- LNG trades differently than oil: Why doesn't LNG trade just like oil?
- The history and workings of LNG carriers: LNG carriers called floating pipelines
- The making of liquefied natural gas: Cold facts about a hot commodity
Project Application Files
The Alaska Gasline Development Corp.'s LNG project application is available for download below, and accompanying resource reports are available upon request. The state corporation filed its application with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on April 17, 2017. The more than 140 files include the latest project overview, proposed construction and operational plans, environmental reports and maps for the North Slope gas treatment plant, 807-mile pipeline through the center of the state and the natural gas liquefaction plant and LNG export terminal proposed in Nikiski.
The state of Alaska has taken over management of the project from North Slope oil and gas producers ExxonMobil, BP and ConocoPhillips, with the intent of proceeding to a construction decision by 2019 and first LNG exports in 2024. In addition to FERC’s preparation of an environmental impact statement and regulatory decision, that schedule is dependent on the state corporation’s success in signing up investors and customers, securing financing for the multibillion-dollar project, and favorable global LNG market conditions.
Download Natural Gas Act Section 3 Application
All of the reports are available from the FERC website at http://elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/search/fercgensearch.asp. Enter CP17-178 for the docket number.