
Bert Stedman
44:33 - 45:20
"ConocoPhillips, as I recall, was concerned that that could be a company-ending event if it was to go south. The project was so big."
“ConocoPhillips, as I recall, was concerned that that could be a company-ending event if it was to go south. The project was so big.”
So this is a feature which is often encountered in LNG projects of this sort, and I've put a few examples on this next page in terms of how people have dealt with that. Mr. Secretary Steadman. Back on a previous slide, just to— I think we're kind of glossing over the scale, 'cause as I recall that the previous framework of 138, those companies had significant balance sheets to put on the table. But one in particular, ConocoPhillips, as I recall, was concerned that that could be a company-ending event if it was to go south. The project was so big.
The Alaska State Senate Finance Committee heard Wednesday that the Alaska LNG project's capital costs could reach $70 billion rather than the commonly cited $46 billion, and that the state's 25% equity stake faces potential dilution when new investors join the project's three sub-companies.
