Adam Prestidge
2:44 - 3:26
"one of our core principles has to do things right by the state, and so to prioritize low-cost domestic gas as low as possible, to do the project as quickly as possible, and more above all, to make sure our contracts and our arrangements with the state are fair to all parties involved. One of those things that we think is fair is the state's clawback option. That's something that AGDC proposed to us in our negotiations."
“one of our core principles has to do things right by the state, and so to prioritize low-cost domestic gas as low as possible, to do the project as quickly as possible, and more above all, to make sure our contracts and our arrangements with the state are fair to all parties involved. One of those things that we think is fair is the state's clawback option. That's something that AGDC proposed to us in our negotiations.”
- Speaker
- Adam Prestidge
- Timestamp
- 2:44 – 3:26
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Alaska
From the transcript
Along the way, one of our core principles has to do things right by the state, and so to prioritize low-cost domestic gas as low as possible, to do the project as quickly as possible, and more above all, to make sure our contracts and our arrangements with the state are fair to all parties involved. There is no reason real path forward unless everyone feels like things are fair. One of those things that we think is fair is the state's clawback option. That's something that AGDC proposed to us in our negotiations. It's something that AGDC, in their capacity as representatives of the state, pushed for and advocated for.
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