Japan is contemplating backing a $44bn gas pipeline project in Alaska to strengthen ties with US President Donald Trump and mitigate potential trade tensions. This initiative is expected to be a ...

TOKYO, April 28 (Reuters) - JERA, Japan's top power generator, may consider Alaska as a potential source of liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply, an executive said on Monday, as Japanese officials ...

President Trump announced an Alaska liquefied natural gas (LNG) “joint venture” between the United States and Japan during a news conference Friday with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba.

Japan’s largest liquefied natural gas importer, JERA Co., signaled it would consider buying the fuel from an export project in Alaska that has been championed by US President Donald Trump, as ...

Mitsui, Japan's trading giant, is considering backing a $44 billion LNG export project in Alaska amid rising energy trade discussions between the U.S. and Japan.

The Nikiski plant in Alaska was the sole U.S. export facility for liquefied natural gas, and Japan’s exclusive supplier, for many years until it closed in 2017.

The president wants Japan to import liquefied natural gas from Alaska, which has long sought to build a $44 billion pipeline and export facility. President Donald Trump said Friday that Japan will ...

Japan’s trading giant Mitsubishi Corporation could consider a potential investment in the proposed $44-billion Alaska LNG project, Mitsubishi’s Katsuya Nakanishi told Reuters on Thursday, as ...

Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A general view of facilities owned by Japan's biggest power generator, JERA, in Chiba, near Tokyo, Japan July 26, 2024. REUTERS/Yuka Obayashi/File Photo ...