05.28.15

Sullivan Applauds DOE Approval of Alaska LNG non-FTA Export License

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) released the following statement today after the U.S. Department of Energy announced the approval of Alaska LNG’s non-FTA export license.

“I am pleased to see the Department of Energy approve this application. This project is not only critically important for Alaska’s future, but for the future of our country as well,” said Senator Sullivan.  “Today’s news is a big milestone for the project, and will send a serious signal to the market that America is again open for business and poised to be an energy superpower, which would dramatically increase national and economic security.”

“As I wrote to Secretary of Energy Moniz in February, ‘The project is a great opportunity to not only fuel our country’s own need for cleaner energy, but tap into the demand of an ever-growing Asia-Pacific consumer market.  Given the overwhelming economic benefits this project would bring to Alaska and the nation, it is instrumental in fully unleashing America’s vast energy potential.’”

“As Alaska's Department of Natural Resources Commissioner, I had the privilege of helping set the cornerstone of this project with the settlement of litigation at Point Thomson. I will use this news to raise the issue of Alaska LNG at meetings with senior economic and energy officials in Asia this week."

Senator Sullivan is currently in Asia on a 5-day bipartisan Congressional Delegation visit to Vietnam and Singapore, continuing his focus on Asia-Pacific economic, security, and energy issues important to Alaska and the United States.

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