Document dump: The joint development agreement between Alaska and China

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The joint development agreement signed by Gov. Bill Walker and Alaska Gasline Development Corporation President Keith Meyer with various Chinese entities to develop Alaska’s natural gas was released last week. Without the cover page and the Chinese translation, it’s about four pages long and is nearly identical to the one the Walker Administration signed with KOGAS (Korea) earlier this year.

The “agreement” is essentially an agreement to continue discussions. It contains no binding commitments nor pledges of financing.

Here it is in its entirety:

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