Assumptions to the Annual Energy Outlook 2003
Table 52. Primary Assumptions for Natural
Gas Pipelines from Alaska and MacKenzie
Delta
into Alberta, Canada
| Alaska to Alberta |
MacKenzie Delta to Alberta |
|
|---|---|---|
| Initial flow into Alberta |
4.5 Bcf/d |
1.5 Bcf/d |
| Expansion potential |
23 percent |
23 percent |
| Initial capitalization |
11.6 billion (2002 dollars) |
3.6 billion (2002 dollars) |
| Discount rate |
0.075 |
0.075 |
| Depreciation period |
15 years |
15 years |
| Minimum wellhead price |
$0.80 (2001 dollars per Mcf) |
$1.00 (2001 dollars per Mcf) |
| Treatment and fuel costs |
$0.46 (2001 dollars per Mcf) |
$0.40 (2001 dollars per Mcf) |
| Risk Premium |
$0.56 (2001 dollars per Mcf) |
$0.39 (2001 dollars per Mcf) |
| Additional cost for expansion |
$0.08 (2001 dollars per Mcf) |
$0.08 (2001 dollars per Mcf) |
| Construction period |
4 years |
3 years |
| Planning period |
3 years |
2 years |
| Source: Energy Information Administration, Office of Integrated Analysis and Forecasting. Alaska pipeline data are partially based on information from British Petroleum/ExxonMobil/Phillips. | ||