Japanese LNG imports down 16% in Jan
Japanese LNG imports in January came in at 6.78mn metric tons, down 15.8% year/year, according to the data published by the country’s finance ministry on February 17. The imports were down 3.6% month/month.
Japan’s shipments last month cost 556bn yen ($4.83bn), up 52% yr/yr. In 2021, Japanese imports were 74.31mn mt, down about 0.2% yr/yr.
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China has overtaken Japan as the world's largest LNG importer. Last year, Chinese LNG imports were 78.93mn mt, up 18.3% yr/yr.