Japan's top energy giant in talks over Alaska LNG pipeline | Business

TOKYO, Sept 11, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Top Japanese power generation company JERA said Thursday it had signed an initial agreement aimed at buying liquified natural gas from a huge pipeline project in Alaska, after Tokyo agreed to increase US purchases as part of a trade deal. The firm said it had signed a letter of intent with its US project developer Glenfarne "to advance discussions about liquefied natural gas offtake from the Alaska LNG Project". Glenfarne, which is driving the pipeline, said in a statement late Wednesday that the letter detailed the "the sale of one million tonnes per annum of liquified natural gas from the Alaska LNG Project over a 20-year term". US President Donald Trump has touted the...