Alaska Gasline Development Corporation (AGDC) is the state corporation that develops the Alaska LNG Project. It is building an 807 mile pipeline carrying North Slope gas to an export terminal at Nikiski, and holds a minority equity stake in the project.
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Alaska LNG's first construction work moves to 2027 after a planned April start passes
The company developing the Alaska LNG pipeline told federal regulators Thursday that it did no construction in October and plans only more planning and field surveys this month. In February, it had told the same regulators that work was expected to start April 15.
The company, 8 Star Alaska, now plans for contractors to start in 2027. The filings don't call the change a delay or give a reason. Glenfarne Alaska LNG owns 75% of 8 Star, and the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation, the state's gasline corporation, owns 25%.
The first work wouldn't be pipe in the ground. It's what the company calls early works: digging gravel pits, building pads for work camps and setting up yards to store pipe along the 807-mile route from the North Slope to Nikiski.
In its Feb. 5 plan to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 8 Star said construction was "currently expected to be April 15, 2026 for Early Works activities." On June 18, company President Adam Prestidge told the commission, "8 Star plans to commence construction at early works locations during the 2026 field season."
In an Oct. 2 letter asking the state to convert its pipeline leases, the company said civil contractors will mobilize in 2027 to build gravel sites, camp pads and pipe storage yards for the first pipe deliveries.
Neither of this week's federal filings gives a 2027 start date. In May, Glenfarne CEO Brendan Duval said the company was targeting the first quarter of 2027 to start building the pipeline.
Thursday's monthly status report lists only planning work and field surveys for October and the coming month and says "no onsite construction was performed." Before building anything, the company still has to ask the commission for written permission to proceed.
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About Alaska Gasline Development Corporation
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agdc.us ↗3201 C St #505, Anchorage, AK 99503, USA
The Alaska Gasline Development Corporation (AGDC) is the state corporation behind the Alaska LNG Project, based in Anchorage. The project is designed to carry North Slope natural gas by pipeline to Cook Inlet and an export terminal at Nikiski.
AGDC holds the state's equity share in Alaska LNG, which it develops with the private partner Glenfarne, and keeps approval rights over major project decisions. Its managers go to its board for money to oversee that stake. Recurring questions concern the project's cost and financing, state leases for the pipeline route, and whether gas will reach Southcentral before Cook Inlet supply runs short.
The project's tax terms are set by the Alaska Legislature, which weighs a volumetric gas tax in place of property tax, community impact fees for towns along the route, and a spur line to Fairbanks. The Kenai Peninsula Borough and the North Slope Borough have a stake in how that revenue is shared.
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