Sustainable energy may be getting top billing at a conference in Alaska this week, but much of the focus will be on a sprawling pipeline and natural gas export project.
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy (R) is scheduled to sit down at the confab with CEO Brendan Duval of the Glenfarne Group, the lead developer of the Alaska LNG project. Glenfarne assumed the role of top developer earlier this year, roughly five years after federal agencies approved the project and its planned exports.
Three high-profile members of President Donald Trump’s National Energy Dominance Council are also making the trek to Alaska — Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, Energy Secretary Chris Wright and EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin. And although a news release from Dunleavy’s office didn’t directly mention the Alaska LNG project, Burgum and Wright said Trump is taking a different approach than former President Joe Biden on the issue of Alaskan resources.
“While the last administration tried to shut down Alaska at nearly every turn, President Trump understands that unleashing Alaska’s energy potential is critical to restoring American energy dominance,” Wright said in the May 12 announcement released by Dunleavy’s office.
