ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - A Japanese energy company is dropping plans for a liquefied natural gas export facility at Port Mackenzie in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough north of Anchorage.
Anchorage television station KTUU (https://bit.ly/2ofz3wX) reports Tokyo-based Energy Resources Inc. since 2011 has considered developing natural gas from Cook Inlet.
The company’s plans included a billion-dollar LNG export facility.
The general manager of the company’s Anchorage office says the project can no longer be supported because of market conditions.
Mary Ann Pease says there is a glut of projects marketing to Japan and LNG prices are a fraction of what they were.
Alaska Gov. Bill Walker describes the news as “disappointing.”
He says he remains confident in the viability of a larger-scale, state-owned Alaska LNG Project aimed at monetizing North Slope gas reserves.
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Information from: KTUU-TV, https://www.ktuu.com
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