Gazprom, Japan Discuss Vladivostok LNG Project

Officials from Gazprom and represtntatives from the government of Japan met in Tokyo to discuss the expansion of the Russian-Japanese bilateral cooperation in the energy sector, primarily, the projects for natural gas export to Japan.

A focus of the discussions was placed on the Vladivostok-LNG project that might start supplying liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Japan from 2018. In addition, the meetings addressed possible development of the bilateral cooperation in Japan's power generation sector as well as in the design and construction of a country-wide gas pipeline system meant to enhance the energy security of Japan, Gazprom said in a statement.

Special attention was paid to the prospects for increasing Russian LNG supplies to Japan.

As a part of the visit, Alexey Miller, chairman of Gazprom met with the heads of Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC), Itochu Corporation, JGC Corporation, Chiyoda Corporation.