Japan: TEPCO July LNG Use Down 0.3 Percent

Japan’s Tokyo Electric Power (TEPCO) burned 1,988,000 mt of LNG in July, down 0.3 percent on year.

TEPCO imported  2,127,000 mt of LNG in July, a rise of 4 percent on year.

Japan’s imports 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, August 9, 2012; Image: TEPCO