A proposal sponsored by El Paso Corporation routed the pipeline to Valdez along the oil pipeline route with LNG tankers then transporting the gas to terminals on the west coast. The other two proposals would cross Canada on a route parallel to the Alaska Highway. The Federal Power Commission conducted lengthy hearings on the relative merits of the three plans, and under the Natural Gas Act the Commission had the legal right to select the final route.
A proposal backed by El Paso Corporation directed the pipeline to Valdez along the oil pipeline route, with LNG tankers transporting gas to west coast terminals. The other two proposals would traverse Canada on a route parallel to the Alaska Highway. The Federal Power Commission held extensive hearings on the merits of the three plans, and under the Natural Gas Act, the Commission had the authority to choose the final route.