Alaska LNG

Alaska LNG developer eyeing discounted Russian equipment from sanctioned project

The company Polar LNG, which plans to build a liquefied natural gas plant in Alaska, hopes to purchase equipment at a discount from Russia’s Arctic LNG-2 project, which is under U.S. sanctions, Reuters reported on March 31, citing Polar LNG CEO Joel Riddle.

31 March, 03:25 PM

Alaska for $7 million: Why and how Russia sold its largest overseas peninsula

More than 150 years ago, the Russian Empire sold Alaska out of fear it might lose the territory in a future war with Great Britain. The buyer was the United States.

16 August 2025, 07:05 PM

Japan, South Korea, Taiwan eyeing Trump’s $44 billion Alaska gas project

Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan are poised to invest in a $44 billion Alaska LNG project championed by U.S. President Donald Trump, aiming to secure energy supplies and ease trade tensions under his tariff regime, Bloomberg reported on April 9.

9 April 2025, 05:07 PM

The Alaska rewind: How history fuels Putin’s latest imperial dreams

It’s been 158 years since Russia sold Alaska to the United States. So how did it happen — and how did this harsh, frozen territory become one of the wealthiest states in the country? More to the point: Why does Vladimir Putin still seem obsessed with the idea of taking it back?

2 April 2025, 11:25 AM

Japan’s push for renewables could cut Russian LNG demand

Japan’s long-term liquefied natural gas (LNG) contracts with Russia’s Sakhalin-2 project are nearing expiration, and competing producers see an opportunity to step in, Reuters reported on Dec. 11.

11 December 2024, 06:50 PM

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