THE LATEST | CANADABloomberg: Japan plans to invest $36 billion in US oil, gas and critical mineral projects, the first tranche of its $550 billion commitment under the trade agreement it struck with President Donald Trump.
The most significant investment is a natural gas facility in Ohio that’s expected to generate 9.2 gigawatts of power, with Japan expected to invest $33 billion in the gas plant.
Japan is also expected to invest in a deepwater crude export facility in the Gulf of Mexico and a synthetic industrial diamond manufacturing facility, with the investments marking a step forward for the trade and economic pact announced by Trump and Japan last year…