First LNG Load Delivered to Fairbanks Utility
Harvest Midstream officials say its North Slope liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility near Deadhorse is capable of producing up to 150,000 gallons of LNG per day.
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Making Alaska history, Harvest Midstream delivered its first load of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the North Slope to Fairbanks, providing Golden Heart City residents with another energy option.
Clearing the Air
Harvest Midstream and Interior Gas Utility (IGU) announced the delivery on October 9, marking the first-ever commercial sale of North Slope gas to a community beyond the Arctic region.
“For the first time in history, North Slope gas isn’t just staying on the Slope—it’s reaching beyond to power Alaska’s future,” says Harvest CEO Jason C. Rebrook. “This project unlocks clean, reliable energy for Interior families and businesses and shows what’s possible when we work together to build Alaska’s energy security.”
Harvest is an affiliate of Hilcorp. Its North Slope LNG facility near Deadhorse is currently capable of producing up to 150,000 gallons per day, triple the capacity of IGU’s current plant in Cook Inlet. The facility is also designed for future expansion if market demand grows beyond current capacity. Deliveries are projected to surpass 8 million cubic feet of gas per day as IGU expands its infrastructure and converts customers over to natural gas service.
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IGU is owned by the Fairbanks North Star Borough and serves more than 3,400 customers. It operates more than 150 miles of mainline in Fairbanks and 85 miles in North Pole, supported by 5.5 million gallons of LNG storage at three storage sites. In 2023 IGU signed a manufacturing agreement with Harvest Alaska LNG, a subsidiary of Harvest Midstream, for an initial twenty-year term, with options to extend the term twice, each time with five-year extensions.
Harvest Alaska announced earlier this year that it was acquiring the Kenai LNG Terminal with the goal of converting it to an LNG import facility to serve the Southcentral market. The company, which is partnering with Marathon Petroleum Corporation (the facility’s previous owner), Chugach Electric Association, and other Southcentral utilities, is expected to receive its first LNG imports in 2026, with full-scale operations expected by 2028.
Converting homes and businesses from fuel oil or wood over to natural gas service will have a significant improvement to air quality. Harvest’s LNG facility is capable of reducing emissions by up to 2,000 tons per year, a large component of which is particulate matter, Harvest officials say.
“Bringing North Slope natural gas into Fairbanks is a historic step for Interior Alaska but also for our state as a whole,” says Elena Sudduth, General Manager of IGU. “This project gives our community access to a new, virtually unlimited, source of gas, strengthening our resilience and ensuring our customers have access to reliable service as Alaska’s energy landscape continues to evolve.”
Harvest Midstream began operating in Alaska in 2014 and has steadily expanded its role in the state’s critical infrastructure—including the 2020 acquisition of BP’s midstream assets, bringing Harvest a 49 percent ownership stake in the Trans Alaska Pipeline System and Alyeska Pipeline Service Company.
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