US pause on LNG export permits may impact new LNG supply for Japan: METI minister

The US pause on LNG export permits could impact new LNG supply for Japan, with Tokyo intending to lobby against Washington’s move as necessary to safeguard the country’s long-term supply, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Ken Saito said Jan. 30. “Japanese companies have offtake contracts for prospective LNG production in the US upon securing approvals,” Saito told a press… The US pause on LNG export permits could impact new LNG supply for Japan, with Tokyo intending to lobby against Washington’s move as necessary to safeguard the country’s long-term supply, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Ken Saito said Jan. 30. “Japanese companies have offtake contracts for prospective LNG production in the US upon securing approvals,” Saito told a press… Read More