Japan LNG news
Kansai Electric cutting LNG deals as it boosts nuclear power
Japan’s Kansai Electric Power Co has begun adjusting its LNG purchasing as it begins re-incorporating nuclear back into its power-generation mix.
Global LNG Market Analysis & Outlook 2018 – 2022 report released
The latest ‘Global LNG Market Analysis & Outlook 2018 – 2022’ has been released by ResearchAndMarkets.com.
Osaka Gas may sign new long-term LNG supplies to boost trading
Osaka Gas may sign new long-term LNG contracts as Japan’s second-biggest city gas supplier boosts its trading operations amid a shake-up in the Asian market for the fuel.
Tokyo Gas takes first LNG cargo from Cove Point
Japan received its first shipment of LNG on 21 May from Dominion Energy Inc’s newly completed Cove Point export plant.
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.