LNG

Kansei Electric Power (Kepco), a leading Japanese LNG importer, has won a court victory to keep open a nuclear plant that some local residents wanted to shut down because of its age in a ruling that may impact future LNG demand in Japan.

Centrica plc, the UK utility and energy company with a growing LNG market presence including booked volumes from the US and Mozambique, has brought in big management changes as the Chairman and Chief Executive step down.

Indian liquefied natural gas imports fell last month by just over 9 percent with cargoes arriving at a slower pace from suppliers in Qatar, West Africa, Australia and the US as the nation also received its commissioning cargo in late February for the first import terminal on the East Coast.