Natural Gasline Presentation this Saturday

Natural Gasline Presentation this Saturday

By Pat Lyn
For The Star

CIVIC CENTER – Everything you ever wanted to know about the All-Alaska natural gas line but were afraid to ask.

That's the thrust of a public information meeting set for the Valdez Civic Center this Saturday afternoon. Questions from all will be on the table at the 3 p.m. session following a 30-minute status report by gas line executives.

The event is designed to update Valdez residents on the latest developments in the effort to bring an All-Alaska natural gas line from the North Slope to tidewater at Valdez.

Among those present will be a representative from San Diego-based Sempra Energy, the nation's second largest natural gas marketer behind British Petroleum. The firm is currently constructing an LNG conversion plant near Ensenada in Mexico.

Sempra has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Gas Line Port Authority to acquire all of the natural gas that will be coming down the pipeline.

At press time, the board of directors of the Alaska Gasline Port Authority was also attempting to organize a board meeting at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Civic Center.

Mayor Bert Cottle, a member of the board, said the meeting was not yet etched in stone but said the public could call him Friday to confirm. If it comes off, that meeting will also be open to the public.