Japan LNG news
Osaka Gas wins Taiwan LNG terminal consulting work
Japanese city gas supplier Osaka Gas says its subsidiary has won consulting work for LNG terminals planned by Taiwan’s state-owned CPC Corp and Taiwan Power Co.
Ichthys to ship first LNG cargo by end of September
Inpex is expecting to ship its first LNG cargo from the Ichthys project by the end of September.
Gas giants swap roles
The gas market is being flipped upside down.
“K” Line, Chubu Electric Power, Toyota Tsusho, and NYK Line establish LNG bunkering joint ventures
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Chubu Electric Power Co., Toyota Tsusho Corporation, and Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha have agreed to launch an LNG bunkering business in Japan.
India seeks Japan's help to build LNG facilities
India asked Japan to help build infrastructure needed to boost the usage of LNG in India and elsewhere in Asia.
Panama Canal consolidates strategic position in the transportation of LNG
The Panama Canal has welcomed the inaugural transit of the LNG Sakura, which carried the first-ever LNG shipment from the Dominion Cove Point terminal in the US to Japan last weekend.
The state of the industry: LNG demand forecasts for 2018
Industry executives expect strong LNG demand to be able to absorb new supply coming online in 2018.
Japan spot LNG contract price falls to 5-month low
Average spot LNG price in March falls to US$8.80/mmBtu from US$10.60/mmBtu.
Petronas delivers first LNG cargo to Hokuriku Electric
Petronas subsidiary Malaysia LNG has successfully delivered its first LNG to Japan’s Hokuriku Electric Power Co.
Memorandum concluded on joint study on ship-to-ship LNG bunkering in Tokyo Bay
Uyeno Transtech Ltd., Sumitomo Corporation, and Yokohama-Kawasaki International Port Corporation have concluded a memorandum on conducting a joint study on ship-to-ship LNG bunkering.