ASAP public scoping report released

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and contractor ERM Alaska Inc. have released the public scoping report for the state’s proposed Alaska Stand Alone Pipeline, ASAP, project.

In a Nov. 25 statement the Alaska Gasline Development Corp. said the report is a summary of scoping activities for the supplemental environmental impact statement for the project which occurred between Aug. 1 and Oct. 14.

The report summarizes substantive comments received by the Corps during the public scoping period, but does not include responses to the comments. Responses will be part of the draft supplemental environmental impact statement.

ASAP, the state’s backup plan should the large Alaska LNG project fail to progress, would deliver utility grade natural gas from the North Slope to Fairbanks, Anchorage and other communities. The project includes a gas conditioning facility at Prudhoe Bay, a 727-mile 36-inch diameter pipeline and a 29-mile, 12-inch lateral to Fairbanks.

The report is available online at the Corps’ SEIS website www.asapeis.com.

- Petroleum News