Japan’s Top LNG Buyer Inks Preliminary Pact With Alaska Project

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 companies and government officials travel to the northern state for a week of negotiations and deals.

JERA, which is also the Asian nation’s largest power producer, submitted its expression of interest ahead of a summit next week, said people with knowledge of the matter. JERA did not specify how much LNG the company would potentially buy, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the talks are private.