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The Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline: Background, Status, and Issues for Congress
Contents
Introduction ................................................................................................................................1
Issues for Congress ...............................................................................................................1
Background ................................................................................................................................2
Stalled Development ..................................................................................................... 2
M arine Transport Options ................................................................................................. 3
Renewed Interest in the Pipeline ...........................................................................................4
Alaska Gasline Inducement Act (AGIA)................................................................................5
Alaska Gas Pipeline Proposals ............................................................................................... 6
AGIA Proposals ....................................................................................................................6
Other Proposals.....................................................................................................................7
Project Economics ......................................................................................................................8
Natural Gas Price Expectations ........................................................................................ 8
Construction Costs and Cost Uncertainties ..........................................................................10
Economic Development ......................................................................................................10
Current Project Status ............................................................................................................... 11
The LNG Option .................................................................................................................12
Policy Issues for Congress ........................................................................................................13
Alaska Gas Pipeline Development Uncertainty....................................................................13
Canada's Mackenzie Valley Pipeline ...................................................................................13
Federal Loan Guarantee ......................................................................................................15
Environmental Impacts .......................................................................................................15
Terrorism Risks and Infrastructure Concentration................................................................16
Conclusion................................................................................................................................18
Figures
Figure 1. Alaska Oil and Natural Gas Pipelines 2011 .............................................................. 3
Figure 2. Growth and Volatility in Monthly U.S. Natural Gas Prices ............................................4
Figure 3. Annual Average U.S. Wellhead Natural Gas Prices .......................................................9
Tables
Table A-1. Key Events in Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline Development.........................................19
Appendixes
Appendix. Key Events ..............................................................................................................19Congressional Research Service
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Parfomak, Paul W. The Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline: Background, Status, and Issues for Congress, report, June 9, 2011; Washington D.C.. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc812122/m1/3/: accessed March 29, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.