Japan

BMI View: Japan's dependence on liquefied natural gas (LNG) for power generation will remain high in the short-to-medium term as we do not expect its nuclear power plants to come back... 2013-02-14

BMI View: TEPCO's LNG supply deal with Cameron LNG will be a major victory for the battered Japanese utility. If the US LNG project is granted an export permit, TEPCO will have access... 2013-02-11

BMI View: Japan's moves to increase trade links with resource rich Mozambique is a sign that the country will continue to pursue a diversification strategy for its energy sector in... 2012-11-02

BMI View: Japex has extracted the first shale oil in Japan from the Ayukawa oil and gas field in the Akita prefecture. Like its efforts at methane hydrates extraction, the drive towards... 2012-10-04

BMI View: Plans to build a LNG plant in the Russian city of Vladivostok so Russia can expand gas exports from its Far East to Japan are progressing. Indeed, booming Japanese gas demand... 2012-06-19

State-run oil and gas group PetroVietnam is looking to Japanese investors to help fund new offshore exploration and downstream developments. Reports from Japanese business daily Nikkei... 2012-06-14

BMI View: The nationalisation of TEPCO has created new momentum behind the beleaguered company's overseas operations as the government's energy security priorities take centre stage.... 2012-05-16