Governor Sean Parnell met with the chief executive officers from BP, ConocoPhillips and Exxon Mobil to discuss alignment between the three companies on commercializing the North Slope’s vast natural gas reserves. The meeting was held at the request of Governor Parnell after he publicly called on the three companies to collaborate on developing a liquefied natural gas (LNG) project that focuses on exporting Alaska North Slope gas to Asia’s increasing markets. Governor Parnell had this to say: “We had a productive discussion about how to get alignment between the companies and grow Alaska’s economy through oil and gas development. I made it clear that we want to see progress on commercializing Alaska’s gas for Alaskans and markets beyond.”
