Vance says U.S., S. Korea still need to 'work out' details of Alaska gas project

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WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Vice President JD Vance said Monday the United States and South Korea still need to "work out" details of a proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Alaska, while expressing confidence that the project will ultimately move forward amid strong Asian demand for American gas.

"The pipeline is something that we really want to see happen and a lot of our Asian friends want to happen as well," Vance said, according to a White House pool report. "It's not just the South Koreans. The Japanese would love to see this pipeline."

"So I think it's something that's going to happen," he said. "Obviously, you still got to work out some of the details and the South Koreans, you know, have spoken to that."

Vance said East Asian economies that have faced higher natural gas prices would benefit from increased supplies of U.S. gas.

"When there's a demand for this stuff and there really is strong demand for American natural gas, I think we're going to be able to get it done," he added.

U.S. President Donald Trump last week announced South Korea's U.S. investment projects under last year's bilateral trade agreement: the construction of a gas-fired power plant in Texas, eight large-scale nuclear power plants and the LNG project in Alaska.

South Korea's industry ministry, however, said the Alaska LNG 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.

U.S. Vice President JD Vance speaks at the launch of the Foundry School at the Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace in Washington on Sept. 3, 2026, in this photo released by EPA. (Yonhap)

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华盛顿，10月5日（韩联社）——美国副总统万斯周一表示，美国和韩国仍需“敲定”阿拉斯加液化天然气（LNG）项目的细节，但他同时表示，鉴于亚洲对美国天然气的强劲需求，他相信该项目最终会取得进展。

据白宫随行记者团报道，万斯表示：“我们非常希望看到这条输油管道建成，我们的许多亚洲朋友也希望如此。不仅仅是韩国人，日本人也非常希望看到这条输油管道建成。”

“所以我认为这件事一定会发生，”他说。“当然，还有一些细节需要敲定，韩国方面也谈到了这一点。”

万斯表示，面临天然气价格上涨的东亚经济体将受益于美国天然气供应的增加。

“当市场对这种产品有需求时，而美国天然气的需求确实很强劲，我认为我们能够实现这个目标，”他补充道。

美国总统唐纳德·特朗普上周宣布了韩国根据去年双边贸易协定在美国的投资项目：在德克萨斯州建设一座燃气发电厂、八座大型核电站以及在阿拉斯加建设液化天然气项目。

然而，韩国产业通商资源部表示，阿拉斯加液化天然气项目尚未最终确定，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。

2026年9月3日，美国副总统JD·万斯在华盛顿唐纳德·J·特朗普和平研究所的“铸造学校”启动仪式上发表讲话。这张照片由EPA发布。（韩联社）

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（导语）特朗普威胁称，如果韩国拒绝阿拉斯加液化天然气项目，将向其“收取更多费用”。

万斯表示，美国和韩国仍需“敲定”阿拉斯加天然气项目的细节。