Japan: TEPCO December LNG Imports Up

TEPCO December LNG Imports Up

Japan’s Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) today reported an increase in its liquefied natural gas imports in December compared with the year before.

TEPCO imported 2,075,000 mt of LNG in December, up 12.7 percent on year.

Japan’s consumption of LNG surged in the aftermath of the March 11 earthquake.

Power companies account for two-thirds of total Japanese LNG imports.

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LNG World News Staff, January 11, 2012; Image: TEPCO