Japan: Utilities Feb LNG Usage Climbs

The ten regional electric power companies in Japan consumed 4,996,842 mt of LNG in February, a year-on-year rise of 44 percent, according to the Federation of Electric Power Companies of Japan (FEPC).

The power companies received 5,093,278 mt of LNG in February, a rise of 26.5 percent on year.

The companies consumed 5,234,278 mt of LNG in January, a year-on-year rise of 27.1 percent.

Japan’s monthly LNG imports have been rising steadily year-on-year, due to the devastating earthquake and tsunami in March 2011.

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LNG World News Staff, March 13, 2012; Image: TEPCO