More than 800 miles from the closest ice-free port accessible to ships, the North Slope...
But deep questions remain as to whether Alaska LNG will actually go ahead, including whether it can clear a series of lawsuits by environmental groups arguing the federal government has failed to adequately assess the greenhouse gas emissions the project will generate.
Alaska officials are planning to have their financing in place by early next year and have hired Goldman Sachs to advise them. Both Exxon and Conoco said they supported the project but only in terms of selling their natural gas into the pipeline. Hilcorp did not respond to a request for comment.
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