Fairbanks utility signs deal to buy liquefied natural gas trucked from the North Slope
Amid concerns over future supplies of natural gas from Cook Inlet, a small Fairbanks utility has signed unprecedented agreements with affiliates of...
Amid concerns over future supplies of natural gas from Cook Inlet, a small Fairbanks utility has signed unprecedented agreements with affiliates of Hilcorp to buy gas trucked from Alaska's North Slope oil fields.An official with the Interior Gas Utility said that the uncertain outlook for gas from Cook Inlet prompted it to find a new solution.On Wednesday, the utility inked agreements with Hilcorp North Slope, the operator of the huge Prudhoe Bay oil field, and Harvest Alaska LNG, a subsidiary of petroleum shipper Harvest Midstream, a Hilcorp affiliate.