LNG

JERA Co. Inc., Japan’s biggest liquefied natural gas importer and utility company, has approved a deal to sell part of its stake in the Freeport LNG export plant in Texas to another Japanese company.

European natural gas prices and US Gulf Coast last day futures for free-on-board cargoes from Louisiana and Texas increased for a second day after the Iranian drone and missile attacks on Israel brought more uncertainty and volatility into oil and gas markets.