Alaska¡¯s governor will brief U.S. President Donald Trump¡¯s administration next week on progress in securing Asian backing for a $44 billion natural gas export project, he said, part of Washington¡¯s broader push on trade and tariffs.

Trump wants Japan, South Korea and Taiwan to join the project and Gov. Mike Dunleavy is winding up a trip through Asia where he has been seeking investors and long-term buyers.

He is traveling with the heads of the state-run Alaska Gasline Development Corporation (AGDC) and development partner Glenfarne Group and has held talks in Taiwan, Thailand, South Korea and Japan.