A Blast From the Past 1981: Submarine Tankers Sought to Tap Gas (Cheaper to Build and Operate than Alaska gas Pipeline)

Kingman Daily Miner

Timeline November, 10th, 1981

Moreover, he said, a fleet of submarines could be built and operated for billions of dollars less than the cost of the proposed Alaska natural gas pipeline through Canada.

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The House and Senate must decide by next month whether to approve controversial waivers of federal laws to encourage private financing for the pipeline, estimated to cost more than 20 billion dollars in current dollars, 43 billion with inflation considered.