LNG

JERA Co. Inc., Japan’s biggest liquefied natural gas importer and utility company, reported an almost 8 percent increase in quarterly revenues and a swing to profit compared with a loss in the same three months of last year.

JERA Co. Inc., the largest Japanese LNG buyer and electricity generator, reported a nine-month jump in operating revenue and profits amid a setback in its foray into the wind sector in Taiwan while in the domestic market a larger percentage of coal was used for power.