# Alaska LNG could cost more than twice Gulf Coast rivals, raising economic questions

https://mins.news/en/item/82643

- Reuters, 2026-10-01 23:10 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/alaska-lng-could-cost-more-than-double-gulf-coast-rivals-raising-questions-over-2026-10-01/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6abee8557ce48c0001627343

> U.S. President Donald Trump’s effort to direct $54 billion in South Korean investment toward Alaska LNG is refocusing attention on the 20-million-ton-a-year export project. Its cost could exceed that of a comparable U.S. Gulf Coast plant by more than twofold, raising questions about its economics.

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