Glenfarne Alaska LNG has selected Worley Ltd. to provide final engineering work and cost estimates to reach a final investment decision (FID) on the Alaska LNG pipeline, according to a May 27 press release.

Glenfarne is a majority owner and lead developer of Alaska LNG, an 807-mile, 42-inch pipeline capable of transporting and supplying a 20-million tonnes per annum (mtpa) Alaska LNG export facility near Nikiski, the release stated.

The pipeline will be constructed in two phases. Phase One will deliver natural gas approximately 765 miles from the North Slope to the Anchorage region.

Phase Two adds compression equipment and approximately 42 miles of pipeline under Cook Inlet to the Nikiski facility and will be constructed concurrently with the LNG export facility.

Glenfarne, with 75% ownership, anticipates reaching FID on Alaska LNG in 2025. The pipeline is a joint venture with Alaska Gasline Development Corp. (25% ownership).

Worley has also been selected for engineering work on the state’s Cook Inlet Gateway LNG import terminal and as project delivery adviser to Glenfarne across the Alaska LNG projects.

Alaska LNG’s development comes as declining gas production from Cook Inlet risks Alaska’s energy security, as well as U.S. national security and military readiness, said Brendan Duval, CEO and founder of Glenfarne Group LLC.

“Prioritizing the development and final investment decision of the pipeline [Alaska LNG] is essential to solving the natural gas shortages which are already impacting the state,” Duval said.

Together with Alaska LNG, Glenfarne Group’s permitted LNG portfolio totals 32.8 mtpa of capacity under development.

The company is also expecting FID on Texas LNG, 4 million metric tons per year facility in Brownsville, Texas, by December.

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