Japan’s LNG imports fall, but outnumber those of China

Friday, 31 March 2023

LNG shipments to Japan have fallen by nearly 10 percent as thermal coal was the preferred fuel over gas for power generation. But despite the decline, Japanese LNG imports over the course of 2022 were still large enough to maintain the lead over China, whose imports are recovering slowly after the lifting of strict anti-Covid restrictions. 


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