0:15
Matt Kissinger
43:33 - 43:49
"The next highest that they had identified being Cove Point, Maryland, that had about $50 million a year. I think LNG Canada has around $27 million per year, and if you just go by statute, this project could be well over $800 million a year."
“The next highest that they had identified being Cove Point, Maryland, that had about $50 million a year. I think LNG Canada has around $27 million per year, and if you just go by statute, this project could be well over $800 million a year.”
- Speaker
- Matt Kissinger
- Timestamp
- 43:33 – 43:49
- Source
- HFIN-260527-1330
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Alaska
- Captured at
- May 27, 2026
From the transcript
The next highest that they had identified being Cove Point, Maryland, that had about $50 million a year. I think LNG Canada has around $27 million per year, and if you just go by statute, this project could be well over $800 million a year.
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