Taiwan agrees to buy 30% of gas from Alaska LNG project, Trump says

WASILLA, ALASKA - OCTOBER 13: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an election rally at the Menard Memorial Sports Center on October 13, 2026 in Wasilla, Alaska. President Trump is in Alaska campaigning for local Republican candidates ahead of the midterm elections. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)Alex Wong | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesU.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Taiwan had agreed to buy 30% of the gas from a proposed liquefied natural gas project in Alaska."Taiwan has just agreed to buy 30% of the gas coming off the pipeline for the next 20 years," Trump said at a rally in Alaska. "That guarantees a success."His latest remarks follow repeated claims earlier this month that South Korea had agreed to join the $50 billion Alaska LNG project, even as Seoul maintained that its participation had not been finalized. "We'll also invest $4.4 billion into the project, on top of $50 billion already committed by South Korea to Alaska," Trump said.However, the terms of the Taiwan deal cited by Trump were not immediately clear.Last year, Taiwan's state-owned energy company CPC Corp reportedly reached an agreement with Alaska Gasline Development Corp to purchase LNG ...