Japan, the world’s biggest buyer of liquefied natural gas, imported 7.05 million tonnes of LNG in April, up 2.1 percent from a year earlier, the country’s Ministry of Finance said. Japan’s LNG imports reached 86.865 million tonnes in the fiscal year that ended in March, up 4.4 percent compared to the same period before. The [...]
Total gas sales volume by Japan’s Osaka Gas for the month of April came to about 734 million cubic meters, down 4.1% from the previous year. In the residential sector, the gas sales volume decreased by 10.5% from the previous year, while in the industrial sector, the gas sales volume remained the same level as [...]
INPEX of Japan said that it has decided to establish “Gas Supply & Infrastructure Division” and that it will reorganize its oversea project divisions. Newly established “Gas Supply & Infrastructure Division” is responsible for planning, coordination and managing overall gas supply business in Japan including operation and management of Naoetsu LNG Terminal (planned to start [...]
The ten regional electric power companies in Japan consumed 4.37 million tonnes of LNG in April, down 4.2 percent compared with the same month a year earlier, according to the Federation of Electric Power Companies of Japan (FEPC). The power companies bought 4.74 million tonnes of LNG in April, up 0.4 percent on year. The companies [...]
Total gas sales volume by Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. for the month of April 2013 came to about 1,213.348 million m3, almost equal (down 1.0%) to that in April 2012. In the residential sector, volume totaled 329.16 million m3, down 11.5% from April 2012, due to higher two-month average temperature in March and April than [...]
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) said it will sign an agreement on Friday with Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. to build a “Sayaendo” series new-generation liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier. Sayaendo series ships feature a unique structure that integrates the LNG tank cover with the ship hull, resulting in significantly improved fuel consumption and maintainability. From [...]
Japan’s Tokyo Electric Power (TEPCO) said its liquefied natural gas imports in April were at 2.04 million tonnes, compared to 1.89 million tonnes in April last year. TEPCO used 1.91 million tons of LNG in April, compared to 1.9 million tonnes the company consumed in April of 2013. The company plans to use 23.82 million [...]
Sakhalin Will continue to strengthen its position as a leading player in the LNG market in the Asia – Pacific Region. This was announced by Governor Alexander Horoshavin in the course of meetings with the heads of major Japanese companies “Mitsui”, “Tokyo Gas” and “Tokyo Electric” at the launch of “Sakhalin – territory development” in [...]
NYK LNG Shipmanagement Ltd. and the Singapore-based NYK Shipmanagement Pte. Ltd.** have teamed together to develop new onboard training software for seafarers on LNG vessels. This new software is called the LNG-Shipboard Training and Assessment Recording System, or LNG-STARS, for short. This newly developed software is for officers and engineers who will board LNG vessels [...]
Gazprom’s delegation, led by the company’s CEO Alexey Miller, paid a visit on Wednesday to Japan prior to the official visit of Shinzo Abe, Japanese Prime Minister to Russia scheduled for late April 2013. “The working meetings took place with Toshimitsu Motegi, Japanese Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry and Ichiro Takahara, Director General of the [...]
