How are you postulating a pipeline from alaska to the lower 48 without involing Canada? LPG tanker s are politically infeasible.
Handing the project over to a Canadian company was wrong- as the saying goes “Canada my ass, it’s Alaska’s gas”
There are some pretty big side issues right now with the contracting logistics, it’s just not a dream deal.
The northslope companies already formed a group to build and run the gasline. Canada’s company competed against them. Palin said there will be only 1 line, and she chose transcanada over Denali. Here is a little background - http://finance.sympatico.msn.ca/investing/news/breakingnews/article.aspx?voteshowresults=1&pollcontent=1687414163&jsdisabled=true&cp-documentID=8107440