Tag: LNG
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Japan LNG import costs increase 77.5% from 2011-2013
Japan LNG import costs – we analyze Japan’s official LNG import data Japan LNG import costs increase 77.5% from 2011-2013 Here we analyze Japan’s liquid natural gas (LNG) costs, which have been driven to record heights – mainly by the very high LNG prices Japan has to pay, and driven even higher by the low…
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Japan gas imports: +77.5% from Jan ’11 to Jan ’13 – all-out efforts to reduce energy costs
Japan replaced almost all nuclear energy with liquid natural gas imports Increased LNG import costs due to declining yen Japan gas imports: Japan replaced almost all nuclear energy with liquid natural gas imports at very short notice. Japan pays far higher costs for liquid natural gas imports than most other regions in the world (find…
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Japan natural gas import costs sky rocket
Japan switched 30% of total electricity generation from nuclear to LNG Japan natural gas import replaces all nuclear energy Japan switched about 30% of electricity capacity from nuclear to mainly natural gas powered thermal power stations within 13 months. We have analyzed Japan’s natural gas imports, which have skyrocketed to almost 2% of Japan’s GDP.…
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Japan energy dilemma
Japanese law requires the government to have an energy strategy plan in place Keep nuclear power off – or restart nuclear? Japan’s current energy strategy plan provides for nuclear power to provide 30% of the electricity, rising to 50% in a few years by building additional nuclear power stations. However, contrary to the current strategy…