LNG

June 14 (LNGJ) - Swiss resources trader Glencore Xstrata Plc plans to start supplying LNG to Japanese utilities this year, the Nikkei reported in Tokyo. Glencore has recently hired its first four LNG traders from Morgan Stanley to enter the market for the first time. Glencore's rival Vitol is already a player in the LNG market, where arbitrage opportunities will increase when US exports begin in 2015.