Sasayama declined to comment on a Reuters report of talks with Woodside Energy over a stake in a Louisiana liquefied natural gas export project, but said: "We aim to connect our gas value chains in North America and link our trading operations in Japan and Asia with those in the U.S. ... We would consider investments if they align with our vision." ($1 = 156.3100 yen) (This Jan. 15 story has been corrected to say that Tokyo Gas has been identifying assets to be sold, not that assets have been identified, in the headline and paragraphs 1 and 4)