Tokyo Gas CFO: Cost Of Alaska LNG Project, Including Long Pipelines, Remains Unclear

April 28 (Reuters) - Tokyo Gas Co Ltd 9531.T:

• WILL CLOSELY MONITOR ALASKA LNG PROJECT AS ONE OF KEY POTENTIAL PROCUREMENT SOURCES

• WE RECOGNIZE THAT ALASKA LNG HAS THE ADVANTAGE OF BEING GEOGRAPHICALLY CLOSE TO JAPAN AND CAN BE SAFELY TRANSPORTED WITHOUT PASSING THROUGH CANALS OR STRAITS

• COST OF ALASKA LNG PROJECT, INCLUDING LONG PIPELINES, REMAINS UNCLEAR