New White House spokesperson says US$54 bln tied to Alaska gas project in S. Korean investment package

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WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 (Yonhap) -- New White House Press Secretary Katie Zachariah said Tuesday that US$54 billion was tied to an Alaska liquefied natural gas (LNG) project as part of a South Korean energy investment package, despite uncertainty over Seoul's participation in the project.

Zachariah made the remarks during her first official press briefing at the White House while highlighting the South Korean energy investment package worth up to $200 billion that U.S. President Donald Trump announced earlier this month.

"President Trump also unveiled a South Korea energy investment package of up to $200 billion in the United States. This is an amazing deal. This includes as much as $120 billion to build eight large-scale nuclear power plants," Zachariah said.

"In addition to that, there is $54 billion tied to the Alaska LNG pipeline and terminal to service the Pacific Rim and sell fuel to our allies as well as $22.3 billion for a 6-gigawatt natural gas power facility in Texas."

Following Trump's announcement, South Korea's industry ministry, however, said the Alaska project had not yet been finalized, stressing that its commercial viability and other factors would need to be reviewed before any investment decision is made.

White House Press Secretary Katie Zachariah speaks to reporters at the White House in Washington on Oct. 13, 2026, in this photo released by EPA. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

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华盛顿，10 月 13 日（韩联社）——新任白宫新闻秘书凯蒂·扎卡里亚周二表示，作为韩国能源投资计划的一部分，540 亿美元与阿拉斯加液化天然气 (LNG) 项目有关，尽管首尔是否会参与该项目尚不明朗。

扎卡里亚在白宫举行的首次正式新闻发布会上发表了上述言论，重点介绍了美国总统唐纳德·特朗普本月早些时候宣布的价值高达 2000 亿美元的韩国能源投资计划。

“特朗普总统还公布了一项总额高达2000亿美元的韩国能源投资计划，这将对美国产生巨大的经济效益。这是一项惊人的交易。其中包括高达1200亿美元用于建设八座大型核电站，”扎卡里亚说道。

“除此之外，还有 540 亿美元用于阿拉斯加液化天然气管道和终端项目，该项目将服务于环太平洋地区并向我们的盟友出售燃料；此外，还有 223 亿美元用于在德克萨斯州建设一座 6 吉瓦的天然气发电厂。”

特朗普宣布这一消息后，韩国产业通商资源部表示，阿拉斯加项目尚未最终确定，并强调在做出任何投资决定之前，需要审查其商业可行性和其他因素。

这张由美国环保署发布的照片​​显示，白宫新闻秘书凯蒂·扎卡里亚于2026年10月13日在华盛顿白宫向记者发表讲话。（照片不得出售）（韩联社）

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范斯指出，在阿拉斯加液化天然气项目前景不明朗的情况下，韩国的“政治动态”发挥了作用。

首尔向华盛顿支付了24亿美元用于德克萨斯州能源项目：财政部长

白宫新发言人称，韩国投资计划中涉及阿拉斯加天然气项目的540亿美元资金。