text: Trouble is that the finish line Meyer refers to keeps moving further into the future and out of reach. But, we need to see if this visit with potential buyers bears fruit. If it does, then it MAY be possible to move a project ahead. The best near term solution to getting use out of our stranded natural gas on the North Slope is to convert the gas at the well head to energy and transmit that energy via HVDC to Alaskans.