This afternoon, U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski released a white paper outlining the case for exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG).

 

Wespac Energy is presenting an LNG session this week (Invitees Only) in Anchorage: "LNG For Rural Alaska".  

Details here.

 

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Lawmakers Gather In Anchorage To Consider Gas Options

Report by

Dave Harbour

​Yesterday a hundred lawmakers and staff members held the Anna fairclough, Senator, Alaska, gas, lng, Nikos Tsafos, PFC Energy, Stephen Beck, Photo by Dave Harbourfirst of a five day "2013 Gas Symposium" in Anchorage to better understand worldwide market conditions affecting natural gas and its first cousin, LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas).

Convened by Legislative Budget and Audit Chairwoman Anna Fairclough (NGP Photo with legislative consultants Nikos Tsafos-L and Stephen Beck), the Monday agenda consisted of a general overview, "covering all topics at the summary level", presented by Tsafos.  Assisting Fairclough all week with the presentations and associated "break out" sessions, the consultants are experts employed by PFC Energy.Mike Dunleavy, Alaska, Senator, Legislature, gas, LNG, Mat-Su, Palmer, Wasilla, Photo by Dave Harbour  Tsafos is the firm's Senior Manager, Global Gas, from PFC's Washington office while Beck, Senior Manager of Financial Services, flew in from the Houston office.

Legislators from throughout the state appeared, including the first few whom we noted: Senators Mike Dunleavy (NGP Photo-above-R) and Bert Stedman and Representatives Shelley Hughes (NGP Photo-L), Lindsey Holmes (NGP Photo),Lindsey Holmes, Representative, Alaska, gas, LNG, Photo by Dave Harbour Shelley Hughes, Representative, Alaska, gas, LNG, Photo by Dave HarbourAndy Josephson, Scott Kawasaki, Lance Pruitt and Dan Saddler.  The federal government's Alaska Gas Pipeline Coordinator, Larry Persily also attended along with a large number of citizens.

Calgary Herald by Chris Nelson.  Canada needs to gets its act together if it wishes to be an energy superpower in the decades to come.  

(Note: we applaud the notion that Canada must get its "act together" to face the global competitive market, complete with its global warming and pipeline ROW issues.  

Likewise, we compliment the Alaska Legislature for coming to grips with global energy competition, reflected in its earlier passage this year of oil tax reform legislation and this week's effort to better understand market conditions.  

-dh

Yesterday's overview included briefings on: global gas concepts, gas markets and macro fundamentals; shale gas impact on markets; possible Alaska LNG markets; gas strategies and portfolios of key companies; costs, economics, commercial structures, shipping and practices of pipeline and LNG projects.

For our readers in a position to attend the Symposium today, the Plenary Session begins at 9 a.m. (AST) and will investigate Global Gas Markets and Macro Fundamentals with a breakout session to follow.  The 1:15 p.m. session will consider shale gas impact on markets with its own breakout session afterward.

The public may attend, but not participate.  The Symposium is intended to update lawmakers and their staff members on gas concepts and current market conditions while the breakout sessions will likely explore Alaska's natural gas options, more specifically.  The public may also be admitted to observe the discourse occurring during breakout sessions.

Here is the rest of the week's agenda.

Wespac Energy: LNG for Rural Alaska (Note: Private seminar for invitees only, according to a company consultant.  -dh):

Agenda

LNG for Rural Alaska

August 7, 2013

10 AM to 4 PM

Meeting in Endeavor Room

Captain Cook Hotel

Anchorage, Alaska

 

  1. Introduction  (10 AM – Start time)
    1. Workshop Objectives
    2. Purpose of Workshop
    3. Advantages of LNG as alternative fuel
    4. Key considerations

 

  1. Overview of WesPac and affiliates
    1. Corporate overview
    2. WesPac small/midscale LNG focus
    3. WesPac in Alaska

 

  1. WesPac’s Alaska LNG Initiative
    1. Vision
    2. Efforts to Date
    3. Next Steps

 

  1. LNG Overview  
    1. Characteristics
    2. Sources of LNG
    3. Use of LNG
    4. LNG vs Diesel

 

  1. WesPac’s LNG Opportunity
    1. LNG Supply Availability
    2. Price Mechanism
    3. Benefits
    4. Regulatory overview

 

  1. Key Logistics
    1. Truck, rail and marine
    2. Bulk vs intermodal
    3. Key interfaces
    4. Case Studies – Examples

 

Lunch  (12 noon – 1 PM)

 

  1. Basics of Conversion and Repowering  
    1. Intro to ARB
    2. Electric conversion basics
    3. Diesel fuel vs LNG (decision tree)
    4. Case Studies – Examples

 

  1. Basics of Regasification, Storage, Distribution
    1. Intro to Primoris
    2. Regasification and storage basics
    3. Applications
    4. Diesel vs LNG  (decision tree)
    5. Case Studies – Examples

 

Coffee Break  (2:30 PM – 2:45 PM)

 

  1. State participation 
    1. State – AIDEA and AEA
    2. State Benefits

 

  1. WesPac – The Offer
    1. Turn Key solution

 

  1. Next Steps and Wrap up  (4 PM – Close Meeting)
    1. Q and A

Follow up

 

2013 Gas Symposium, Agenda, Week of August 5:

August 5th

1:00-5:00pm: Opening Plenary Session (Overview, covering all topics at summary level)- Kahtnu Room, 2nd Floor

 

August 6th

9:00-10:15am: Plenary Session, Global gas markets and macro fundamentals– Kahtnu Room, 2nd Floor

10:30am-12:00pm: Breakout Session-Tubughnenq’ Rooms , 2nd Floor

12:00-1:15pm: lunch offsite

1:15-2:15pm: Plenary Session, Impact of shale gas– Kahtnu Room, 2nd Floor

2:30-4:30pm: Break out Session- Tubughnenq’ Rooms, 2nd Floor

 

August 7th

9:00-10:15am: Plenary Session, Examination of potential markets for Alaskan LNG– Kahtnu Room, 2nd Floor

10:30am-12:00pm: Breakout Session-Tubughnenq’ Rooms , 2nd Floor

12:00-1:15pm: lunch offsite

1:15-2:15pm: Plenary Session, Gas strategies and portfolios of key companies– Kahtnu Room, 2nd Floor

2:30-4:30pm: Break out Session- Tubughnenq’ Rooms, 2nd Floor

 

August 8th

9:00-10:15am: Plenary Session, Indicative costs and economics for pipeline & LNG projects– Kahtnu Room, 2nd Floor

10:30am-12:00pm: Breakout Session-Tubughnenq’ Rooms , 2nd Floor

12:00-1:15pm: lunch offsite

1:15-2:15pm: Plenary Session, LNG and pipeline commercial structures and practices– Kahtnu Room, 2nd Floor

2:30-4:30pm: Break out Session- Tubughnenq’ Rooms, 2nd Floor

 

August 9th

9:00-10:15am: Plenary Session, LNG shipping– Kahtnu Room, 2nd Floor

10:30am-12:00pm: Breakout Session- Tubughnenq’ Room, 2nd Floor

12:00-1:15pm: lunch offsite

1:15-5:00pm: Concluding Plenary Session- Kahtnu Room, 2nd Floor