Japan’s LNG import costs fall despite higher crude

摘要

1.?Japanese?LNG?import?prices?fell?during?the?frst?half?of?this?year?despite?rising? import costs for crude. This suggests the country’s LNG buyers have been gradu- ally reducing oil-linked contracts for their purchases. 2.Japan’s import costs for LNG, including term and spot supplies, averaged $483.41/t?or?$9.30/mn?Btu?on?a?delivered?basis?in?June,?fnance?ministry?data? show. The June prices were 16.9pc lower than the average $581.47/t paid in January this year.