Trump touts Korea as source of funding for long-desired Alaska gas project

President Trump announced a deal with South Korea to invest $54 billion in an Alaska natural gas pipeline project. The investment is part of a larger $200 billion package that includes power plants in Texas.
President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced that he had secured a deal with the Republic of Korea to spend $54 billion on a long-desired Alaska natural gas pipeline project, part of a $200 billion package of investments that include a major power plant in Texas and several nuclear power plants. South Korea’s trade minister quickly […]
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