LNG

Japan’s liquefied natural gas imports jumped for a second month and also rose for the first half of the year with higher volumes from the US and Russia, though shipments to Japanese terminals were well down on those to China.

Japanese liquefied natural gas imports rebounded from 2020 declines as they rose last month, though the overall trend was down as half-year imports dropped 5.7 percent, with only US shipments increasing in the first six months.