{"id":36457,"date":"2015-11-25T13:31:43","date_gmt":"2015-11-25T13:31:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/splash247.com\/?p=36457"},"modified":"2015-11-25T13:32:26","modified_gmt":"2015-11-25T13:32:26","slug":"alaska-buys-out-transcanadas-share-of-lng-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/splash247.com\/alaska-buys-out-transcanadas-share-of-lng-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Alaska buys out TransCanada&#8217;s share of LNG project"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The US state of Alaska has made a $64.6m deal to buy out TransCanada\u2019s stake in the Alaska LNG project which would transport natural gas by pipeline to a coastal liquefied natural gas (LNG) conversion and export plant at Nikiski.<\/p>\n<p>The shipment of LNG by sea is expected to be a boom business in coming years although currently it\u2019s lost some of its gloss because of the very low price of oil.<\/p>\n<p>TransCanada is a major energy infrastructure firm headquartered in Calgary, Alberta. It is especially known for its huge oil and gas pipeline network in North America.<\/p>\n<p>Nikiski is in Alaska\u2019s Kenai Peninsula. The Alaska LNG terminal has yet to be approved for construction and wouldn\u2019t start commercial shipments before 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Alaska\u2019s stake makes it quarter owner in the project, along with ExxonMobil, BP and ConocoPhillips.<\/p>\n<p>This stake commits the state to contribute to the estimated cost of between $45 billion and $65 billion for the whole project.<\/p>\n<p>Alaska calculates that by buying out TransCanada now it will reap much greater benefits in future when the profits start flowing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The US state of Alaska has made a $64.6m deal to buy out TransCanada\u2019s stake in the Alaska LNG project which would transport natural gas by pipeline to a coastal liquefied natural gas (LNG) conversion and export plant at Nikiski. 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