A Texas energy company that uses specialized ships to deliver natural gas said this week that it’s engaged in talks with Southcentral Alaska utilities on a plan to import liquefied natural gas into Cook Inlet.
Steven Kobos, Excelerate chief executive, said in the call that the company’s plans involve using a specialized floating ship known as a “floating storage regasification unit.” After the liquefied gas has been transported over the ocean, the units convert the LNG into gas that can be transported in pipelines.
Enstar is “laser-focused” on finding new gas supplies, Lindsay Hobson, a spokesperson with Enstar, said in a text. “However, to meet projected future natural gas needs beyond 2028, we will need a bridge fuel to support our transition to a renewable future,” she said. “Imported liquefied natural gas has the potential to be that bridge.”