President Donald Trump says a project Alaskans have been promised for half a century is finally getting built, backed by South Korean money.
Speaking at the White House on Wednesday, the president announced that Seoul will pour up to $200 billion into U.S. energy projects, with $54 billion set aside for the Alaska LNG pipeline, a sprawling venture that has sat on the drawing board for decades. He stated:
By building the Alaska LNG pipeline, we will deliver nearly 4 billion cubic feet of liquefied natural gas per day, and that puts us at a level that’s not comparable with anyone else. The United States is already the largest natural gas producer and exporter in the world, and this pipeline will help …