The Alaska LNG project has struck a deal with oil field technology company Baker Hughes, securing equipment for the project’s planned export terminal.
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and Energy Secretary Chris Wright attended the agreement’s signing ceremony on Monday, underscoring the Trump administration’s ardent backing of the natural gas project. Under the deal, Baker Hughes will provide refrigerant compressors for the terminal, as well as power generation equipment for a gas treatment plant on Alaska’s North Slope.
“Alaska LNG has the potential to be one of the most significant energy infrastructure projects in our nation’s history,” said Wright, who sits on the National Energy Dominance Council with Burgum. “Today’s investment announcement is an important step forward for the project, prosperity in Alaska, and the energy security of America and our allies.”
The project — which is primarily being developed by Glenfarne Group — would include an 807-mile natural gas pipeline linking the North Slope with southern Alaska. Environmental groups have panned the Alaska LNG pipeline and its export facility, asserting that state and federal leaders should focus on renewable energy rather than a $44 billion project that would increase planet-warming pollution.
