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Trump announces Taiwan LNG purchase deal from Alaska pipeline project
October 14, 2026 at 05:31 AM · Updated 2d ago
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AJAl Jazeera Arabic
تايوان تعتزم استثمار 4.4 مليارات دولار في غاز ألاسكا
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يواليوم السابع
30% من غاز ألاسكا واستثمارات بـ4 مليارات دولار.. ترامب يعلن اتفاقا ضخما مع تايوان
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MAMasrawy
ترامب: بدء عمليات للتنقيب عن النفط والغاز والمعادن في جرينلاند
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SNSky News Arabia
ترامب يعلن عن صفقة غاز ضخمة مع تايوان
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MAMasrawy
ترامب: تايوان وافقت على شراء 30% من الغاز الطبيعي من مشروع ألاسكا
(opens the publisher’s site)US President Donald Trump announced at an Alaska campaign rally that Taiwan agreed to buy 30 percent of LNG from a proposed Alaska pipeline project, with terms still unclear.
- Trump announced Taiwan agreed to buy 30 percent of liquefied natural gas from a proposed Alaska pipeline project, though agreement terms remain unclear.
- Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Taiwan pledged a $4.4 billion investment in developing the pipeline.
- Taiwan's Prime Minister Cho Jung-tai said the government's task is to ensure stable and resilient energy supplies.
- Taiwanese officials said in February the island plans to raise US LNG purchases to about a third of this year's imports.
- Trump called Taiwan's 20-year purchase of LNG from the Alaska pipeline 'one of the largest agreements ever made.'
- Taiwan confirmed plans to purchase 6 million metric tons of LNG annually, with deliveries expected to begin around 2032.
- China criticized the deal as an attempt to promote Taiwanese independence under the guise of economic activity.