Japan’s December spot LNG prices rise

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Spot liquefied natural gas (LNG) prices imported and contracted in Japan during the month of December edged up over the previous month. 

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Data from the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) shows the contract-based price in December was at $6.4 per mmBtu.

In comparison, METI did not report a contract-based price for November 2019 due to the lack of reported contracts.

The arrival-based price for the month of December was $6.7 per mmBtu, up from $5.5 per mmBtu in the previous month.

To remind, contract-based spot LNG delivery price in December 2018 was reported at $9.2 per mmBtu, while the arrival-based price was at $10.6 per mmBtu.

Only spot LNG cargoes are taken into account in this assessment, excluding short, medium and long-term contract cargoes, as well as those linked to a particular price index.

 

LNG World News Staff