LNG

Jan 12 - Paris-based Cedigaz, a consulting and information firm created in 1961 by natural gas companies and the Institut Francais du Petrole, said the Japan crisis helped LNG trade grow by 10 percent last year and more growth was forecast. The firm said that 26 new liquefaction projects would increase global capacity by 60 percent by 2020. However, Cedigaz forecast North American exports would be limited