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Point Thomson airstrip in July 2015.
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e have all wanted to hear more about ExxonMobil’s Point Thomson Unit for months. Unfortunately, the company is so busy getting the project ready they haven’t been able to take the time to talk to us about it. Instead, they asked for some questions, which we sent, and they sent us back some answers. We hope this will keep readers satisfied for the time being on the $4 billion dollar project that’s employed more than 1,500 Alaskans through more than 100 different contractors. Point Thomson condensates are the next best thing to putting oil in the pipeline and the project sets up the starting gate for putting product in an LNG pipeline at some point in time, which as you’ll find out from the Q&A, there is no rush for that.
Q&A with Gina Dickerson, ExxonMobil Point Thomson Senior Project Manager
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Point Thomson is an extremely tough field to develop, would you be willing to talk about what’s been encountered so far and how you have dealt with the high pressure?
A
The Point Thomson field requires high pressure gas compression to overcome the reservoir pressure and re-inject produced 86
Alaska Business Monthly | May 2016 www.akbizmag.com