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Trump pushes South Korea to fund $54 billion Alaska LNG project

Original: U.S. President Donald Trump's push to put $54 billion of South Korean investment into Alaska liquefied natural gas is pl

Donald Trump is pressing South Korea to invest $54 billion in an Alaska liquefied natural gas project, renewing attention on the venture. The project would cost more than twice as much as a comparable U.S. Gulf Coast plant, raising questions about its economic viability and the terms Washington is seeking from Seoul.

Why now: The push puts fresh focus on the high cost and geopolitics of a major energy project tied to U.S.-South Korea trade talks.

Donald TrumpSouth KoreaAlaska LNGUnited States

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• U.S. President Donald Trump's push to put $54 billion of South Korean investment into Alaska liquefied natural gas is placing a fresh focus on a project that would cost more than twice as much as a U.S. Gulf Coast plant. https://www. japantimes.co.jp/business/2026… · thejapantimes · 5

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