The US administration has approved the export of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to other countries from the massive Alaska LNG project in Alaska. It has been reported Reuters With reference to US Department of Energy documents.
The publication states that this project is carried out with the participation of the state company Alaska Gasline Development Corporation, and the cost is about $ 39 billion. It is expected to develop fields in northern Alaska and build a pipeline with a length of about 1.3. thousand kilometers and gas capacity of about 0.3 cubic feet per day.
The pipeline is scheduled to be commissioned in 2030.
Former U.S. Deputy Secretary of Energy David Turk He insisted The European Union is quicker to buy gas for the next two winters, as additional volumes from the US won’t be available until a few years later.
He admitted that last winter was quite mild and his expectations of high fuel consumption were not justified.
According to him, the European Union should consider stockpiling for the coming winter.