Local Official Encourages Gas Exploration Near Kenai Peninsula
According to the Homer News, Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor John Williams told attendees at the 28th Annual Conference of the Resource Development Council in Anchorage, Alaska, that the region’s current reserves might be depleted within 14 years, assuming the U.S. Department of Energy allows the Nikiski LNG plant to continue exporting natural gas. Supporting the LNG terminal’s application for an extension of its export license, Williams said he is hopeful that energy firms will increase exploratory drilling in the region.