(Corrects to show that Japan, not JERA, hired Wood Mackenzie to assess Alaska LNG project in paragraph 10)By Shariq Khan and David FrenchNEW YORK : Japan's top power generator JERA is in advanced talks to buy natural gas production assets in the U.S. for around $1.7 billion, people familiar with t

NEW YORK :Japan's top power generator JERA is in advanced talks to buy natural gas production assets in the U.S. for around $1.7 billion, people familiar with the matter said, the latest example of the Asian nation investing in America's energy sector. JERA emerged as the top bidder for the assets owned by G