BlueCrest and WesPac recently announced they’re pursuing an LNG Plant in Point MacKenzie, but how will that venture operate alongside the Alaska LNG Project? We asked CEO Benjamin Johnson if the two projects will have any conflicts…
Johnson: “We will have gas available to Alaskans a lot sooner than the large LNG Project. That’s probably 10 years out. We should have gas available within two or three years to Alaskans. The WesPac facility can stay in place. The large Alaska LNG Project is not designed to put it in small containers and ship it around. They really don’t have the ability to put it in small containers, especially from Nikiski. There’s not a good road system from Nikiski to tie into the rest of the state and there’s no rail. They also don’t have barge loading facilities there.”
Johnson said WesPac’s facility at the deep port in Point MacKenzie will have rail, barge, and highway access, enabling them to get gas to local users. He said the small and large projects will be able operate hand in hand, with WesPac’s facility eventually hoping to tie into the large pipeline.
