Alaskan natural gas transportation systems economic and risk analysis. Final conclusions and results

Technical Report · Sun Feb 01 04:00:00 EST 1976

OSTI ID:7351630

Various transportation systems for natural gas on the North Slope of Alaska are studied including systems similar to those proposed by the Arctic Gas Study group and the El Paso Alaska Co. Subjects studied include the supply of natural gas from Prudhoe Bay and the Mackenzie Delta; supply and demand for natural gas in the lower 48 states; construction schedule, capital costs, and operating and maintenance expenses for pipelines, liquefaction facilities, and cryogenic carriers; feasibility of large displacement plans; risks of cost overruns, schedule delays, and flow interruption; balance of payments impacts; and average cost of service. From this data, a cost-benefit analysis was conducted, which measured the net economic benefits of each system to the Nation. This study supersedes a two-volume draft report (June, 1975). (60 references) (GRA)

• Research Organization: Aerospace Corp., Los Angeles, Calif. (USA); Aerospace Corp., P.O. Box 92957, Los Angeles, CA 90009
• OSTI ID: 7351630
• Report Number(s): PB-250361
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ALASKA
ALASKA OIL PIPELINE
CANADA
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
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PIPELINES
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
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