{
  "id": 11117861,
  "title": "Trump-backed Alaska LNG revival still faces viability questions in Korea",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/trump-backed-alaska-lng-revival-still-faces-viability-questions-in",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-01T05:37:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/business/companies/20261001/trump-backed-alaska-lng-revival-still-faces-viability-questions-in-korea"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A proposed $50 billion+ investment in the Alaska liquefied natural gas (LNG) project is facing uncertainty as Korea and the United States struggle to agree on the deal's viability. U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick announced that Seoul would contribute approximately $54 billion (73.4 trillion won) to the project in its $200 billion investment package to Washington. The White House framed this as a firm investment, while Korea insists participation depends on further review of the project's \"commercial reasonableness.\"\n\nThe Alaska LNG project has been wrestling with economic challenges for over a decade as it seeks to compete with nearby LNG projects. The undertaking involves transporting natural gas from Alaska's North Slope via a roughly 1,300-kilometer pipeline to Nikiski, where it would be liquefied and shipped primarily to Asian markets. Glenfarne Group holds a 75 percent stake in the project alongside state ownership.",
  "summary": "With a discrepancy emerging between Korea and the U.S. over a proposed investment of more than $50 billion in the Alaska liquefied natural gas (LNG) project, questions are growing over whether the project can generate sufficient commercial returns for Seoul. U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick said Wednesday (local time) Korea would invest about $54 billion (73.4 trillion won) in the Alaska…",
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    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Let Korea decide Alaska LNG investment",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/let-korea-decide-alaska-lng-investment",
        "published": "2026-10-01T03:52:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}