The US Department of the Interior (DOI) has approved the issuance of rights-of-way permits across federal lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and National Park Service (NPS) for the $43.4bn Alaska LNG project.
The decision comes two months after the Federal Energy Regulatory Committee (FERC) gave the green light to the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation for the long-awaited 800-mile-long pipeline project that will liquefy and export natural gas produced on Alaska’s North Slope.
In a statement, DOI said it will adopt the FERC environmental impact statement, establish the environmental protections for wetlands, wildlife, recreation access and other resources that will govern access for a LNG pipeline; a major step in the permit process for the project.
The project includes a gas treatment plant at Prudhoe Bay, a 42’ diameter pipeline and a liquefaction facility and export terminal in Nikiski, Alaska.
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