Keith;  I wouldn't put all my eggs in one basket.

Focus on the low-hanging fruit first, it's not Nslope LNG right now.

IMHO;  LNG is not the best gas-product to focus on first. I would focus on shipping Nslope LPG-propane and NGL's thru flexpipe Stub2Hub Fairbanks first. LPG to AK+Japan will bring quickest revenues. We can make LPG-ISOtanks here in AK, and borrow some from Japan.
Japan already has LPG-ships ready to bulk-haul from Seward.
http://www.ngl.co.jp/e_index.html

Maximizing our current Nikiski-LNG on the side is more quick low hanging fruit we can pick now. We have several hi-value niche markets for smaller shipments, some are defense related. Statewide intermodal LNG from Nikiski can bring a billion if you really know the ropes.

http://www.adn.com/opinions/2016/09/16/forget-gas-line-alaska-either-shoot-for-the-moon-or-get-back-to-basics/

Siluria-GTL+GTG is an amazing low-CAPEX method for getting the biggest bang for the buck, but don't make DilBit with it for TAPS.