Governor finds strong interest from Asian LNG buyers on Japan trip

After what he called an unusually warm reception in Japan, the head of Alaska’s gas marketing team said a likely next step will be securing early agreements with Asian utilities interested in buying the state’s North Slope natural gas.

After what he called an unusually warm reception in Japan, the head of Alaska’s gas marketing team said a likely next step will be securing early agreements with Asian utilities interested in buying the state’s North Slope natural gas, Alaska Dispatch News (ADN) reports. 

During Gov. Bill Walker’s recent weeklong visit to the country, all but two of a long list of potential gas buyers said they were interested in taking discussions to the next level, sending positive signals that could help bolster one of the world’s costliest projects, said Audie Setters, a former Chevron executive with years of experience helping to create global LNG projects, such as the Gorgon project in Australia, to ADN.