1. LNG Shipping Business Sailing Choppy Waters

    ...ant Prelude floating project. Ship orders rose significantly in the aftermath of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Fukushima nuclear accident – only 22 ships (excluding small-scale ships) were on order at the start of 2011. With Japan’s increased need for LNG to fill the gap in power ge...

    Volume: 58
    Issue: 40
    Published at Fri, 02 Oct 2015
  2. New Japan LNG Exchange May Prove Disruptive In Key Qatari Market

    ...G prices are typically several dollars per mn BTU cheaper (see table). Since the earthquake and resultant tsunami and disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in 2011, Japan’s role in the global LNG trade has shifted dramatically: Japan was already the largest LNG market prior to the in...

    Volume: 57
    Issue: 40
    Published at Fri, 03 Oct 2014
  3. Changing Global LNG Pricing Dynamics – MEES Analysis

    ...rticularly the case for Japan itself, which is paying an average of $15/mn BTU for LNG – more than $10/mn BTU over Henry Hub – that it has been importing in higher volumes since 2011’s Fukushima nuclear disaster. All of Japan’s 20 nuclear plants – which typically provide 30% of the country’s electricity – re...

    Volume: 56
    Issue: 40
    Published at Fri, 04 Oct 2013