Japan Considers Backing $44-Billion Alaska LNG Project

Japan could be open to discussing backing a $44-billion gas pipeline and LNG export project in Alaska to avoid President Trump’s tariffs, Reuters reported on Friday, citing officials in Tokyo with knowledge of the matter. Japan, the world’s second-largest LNG importer, as well as other U.S. trade partners in Asia, are considering buying more LNG and other energy products from the United States. Since winning the U.S. presidential election in November, President Trump has threatened to slap tariffs on countries that don’t buy more…