LNG

Japanese LNG importer JERA Co. Inc has opened a new pipeline linking its Futtsu LNG import terminal to the Anegasaki Thermal Power Station to help ensure stable long-term energy supplies for Chiba Prefecture.

Japan Petroleum Exploration Co., the oil and gas operator with liquefied natural gas import terminal and Japanese pipelines assets, has agreed to cut losses and sell its stake to Malaysia’s Petronas in the Canadian North Montney shale-gas joint venture.