Luke Saugier
12:26 - 12:42
"without another source of gas supply by winter 2029, be that North Slope gas or LNG imports, there will not be enough gas in the system to meet all of the utilities' needs."
“without another source of gas supply by winter 2029, be that North Slope gas or LNG imports, there will not be enough gas in the system to meet all of the utilities' needs.”
- Speaker
- Luke Saugier
- Timestamp
- 12:26 – 12:42
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Juneau
- Captured at
- September 10, 2026
From the transcript
We are the largest supplier of gas. We operate over 90% of the gas that is provided to Southcentral Alaska for heat and power. And what I'm going to say today is that Hilcorp has never been more active in the Cook Inlet, and that we remain completely confident in our ability to deliver on all of the gas supply commitments that we have made. Despite the fact that Hilcorp will deliver on all of its commitments, the market needs more gas. And without another source of gas supply by winter 2029, be that North Slope gas or LNG imports, there will not be enough gas in the system to meet all of the utilities' needs.
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