Energy Here are 5 big questions about Alaska’s gas line deal with China Author: Alex DeMarban , Nathaniel Herz Updated: November 9, 2017 Published November 9, 2017 The Sinopec logo is seen at one of its gas stations in Hong Kong. (REUTERS/Bobby Yip/2010 file photo) Share via Emai Prin Repost by www.morganshields.com Gov. Bill Walker on Wednesday heralded an agreement between Alaska and three Chinese entities to advance the state's $43 billion gas-export project as the most "significant step" in the state's quest to sell its North Slope gas. But the apparently nonbinding deal, signed in Beijing as the U.S. and Chinese leaders watched, raises plenty of questions. And the agreement itself won't be publicly released until next week, leaving lawmakers, analysts and others unsure of its significance. Is this the real deal? Walker called the deal "unprecedented" in a late-night te