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EU faces tough task following Japan LNG model
The bloc may find it very difficult to replicate Japan’s approach due to fundamental differences in policy and markets
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Flexibility and sharing of risk in gas buying and selling is becoming more essential
Japan LNG to gain traction from political inertia
The crumbling of the country’s postwar political consensus may bolster the country’s LNG demand outlook by stymieing planned nuclear restarts
Asian demand critical to absorb fresh LNG supply
Purchasing from region will help determine if prices will stay buoyant in the second half of this decade as supply increases, with significant volumes due online in the next three years
Weather and pricing key to Asia’s winter LNG demand
Nuclear availability in Japan and South Korea will also be an important factor in determining overall LNG requirements
Security trumps all in Japan’s LNG strategy
Tokyo and Japan’s utilities continue to back LNG projects, even as the country’s demand declines
Japan’s appetite for LNG is poised to shrink in 2024
Planned reactor restarts and expiring supply contracts mean changes ahead for Japan’s well-established LNG sector
Oil and gas now has green licence
The hydrocarbons industry must start to deliver in 2024 on the quiet approvals granted at last year’s COP, which was also dubbed ‘Conference of the Petrostates’
Muted winter LNG outlook for NE Asia
Seasonal temperatures will prove critical, but the LNG demand prospects for China, Japan and South Korea are currently soft
Canberra stokes Tokyo’s LNG concerns
Talks between the trading partners reveal growing tension over the potential impact on LNG flows of domestic Australian policies
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Craig Guthrie
19 December 2019
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