Japan LNG news
Tokyo Gas wants to revise LNG supply contracts
Japan's Tokyo Gas is in negotiations to renew its supply contracts in order to achieve more flexibility.
Japan regulator ends LNG resale restrictions
Japan's anti-monopoly regulator ruled that all new contracts for LNG should not contain restrictions on reselling cargoes of the fuel.
Contract restrictions on reselling LNG cargoes ended
Japan's anti-monopoly regulator has announced that all new contracts for LNG must not contain restrictions on the resale of cargoes of the fuel.
Japan regulator to brief on probe into LNG trading
Japan's Fair Trade Commission has announced that it will brief on its probe into LNG trading practices on 28 June.
No LNG supply impact after Middle East rift
Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain severed their ties with Qatar on 5 June.
Mitsui aims to expand LNG trading operation
Japan's Mitsui & Co Ltd plans to expand its LNG trading operation as demand for the fuel spurs more spot transactions in Asia.
Japan planning deal with US
Japan is planning to sign an agreement to promote American LNG exports during US Energy Secretary Rick Perry’s visit to Tokyo.
Qatar Petroleum gets tough with Japan
Qatar Petroleum is warning Japanese natural gas buyers not to press too hard in long-term supply talks.
MOL to build LNG-fuelled tugboat
Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd has announced that it is planning to construct an LNG-fuelled tugboat.
A closer look at the Asia Excellence
Chevron has released a video looking at one of its new LNG carriers, the Asia Excellence. Early last year, the vessel delivered the first cargo from the Gorgon LNG project in Australia to Japan’s Chubu Electric Power.