Sunday 17 November 2013

US approves 3rd shale gas export to Japan

The US Energy Department has approved a plan involving Japanese major appliance firm Toshiba to export natural gas to Japan.
The department on Friday authorized the natural gas project in the state of Texas.Under the plan, Toshiba will secure 2.2 million tons of liquefied natural gas every year, starting from 2019. It plans to sell the gas to power companies in Japan.
Japan has been increasingly depending on thermal power generation. Its nuclear reactors are all offline.

Source: NewsOnJapan

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