Japan
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Japan – Mar 2017
Published 20 Apr 2017
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Japan imported 8.14 Mt of LNG in March, largely unchanged y/y and only slightly above the 8.05 Mt January-February average. Over Q1 17, Japanese LNG imports are up by 1.4 Mt (6%) y/y at 24.2 Mt. Japanese LNG imports have been healthy so far this year, in part as a result of colder weather than la.. -
Japan – Feb 2017
Published 23 Mar 2017
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Japan imported 7.79 Mt of LNG in February, higher by 5% y/y, marking a second consecutive month of growth. The strong start to 2017 has seen Japanese LNG imports rise by 1.4 Mt (10%) over January and February. The increase came despite warmer-than-average temperatures in February, with HDDs lower.. -
Japan – Jan 2017
Published 21 Feb 2017
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Japan imported 8.30 Mt of LNG in January, up by 1.06 Mt y/y (15%), hitting the highest level seen in two years. Strong imports may have helped replenish low stocks after slow imports in December 2016 despite reasonable demand. Temperatures in Japan were a touch above the five-year average in Janu.. -
Japan – Dec 2016
Published 26 Jan 2017
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Japanese LNG imports resumed y/y declines in December, after two months of positive growth, on colder-than-average weather. Although roughly flat m/m, imports declined by 0.53 Mt (-7%) y/y to 7.55 Mt. Over 2016, Japanese LNG imports contracted by 1.7 Mt (-2%) to 83.3 Mt, though more supportive H2.. -
Japan – Nov 2016
Published 20 Dec 2016
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LNG imports into Japan climbed to 7.55 Mt in November, up from October’s 6.28 Mt and 0.85 Mt (13%) higher y/y. Last month’s LNG receipts were just a touch below the 7.59 Mt imported in November 2013, the highest for that month since imports jumped in the wake of the Fukushima disaster.. -
Japan – Oct 2016
Published 22 Nov 2016
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LNG imports into Japan edged down to 6.3 Mt in October from 6.7 Mt in September but were 0.23 Mt (4%) higher y/y. Meanwhile, thermal coal imports were 10.0 Mt last month, which is a touch down from September’s twelve-month high of 10.1 Mt and down by 37% y/y.Power generation in Japan was 69 TWh i.. -
Japan – Sep 2016
Published 24 Oct 2016
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After logging a rare increase in August, Japanese LNG imports resumed y/y declines in September and fell by 0.24 Mt (-4%) y/y to 6.67 Mt. In contrast, thermal coal imports increased y/y for the first time since May and were up by 0.35 Mt (4%) to 10.1 Mt. Temperatures over September continued to s.. -
Japan – Aug 2016
Published 21 Sep 2016
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Japanese LNG imports recorded a rare y/y increase in August, up by a chunky 0.66 Mt (9%) to 7.72 Mt. The increase was supported very hot weather, with Japan recording around 16% more CDDs y/y and 6% more than the five-year average. Fuel switching in the power sector has also likely started to pla.. -
Japan – Jul 2016
Published 18 Aug 2016
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Japanese LNG imports continued to fall in July, down by 0.38 Mt (-5%) y/y to 6.58 Mt. The latest figures bring the cumulative total over the first seven months of the year to 47.8 Mt, down by 2.7 Mt (-5%). The fall came despite Japan recording hotter than normal temperatures over July, with CDDs.. -
Japan gas data – Jun 2016
Published 25 Jul 2016
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Japanese LNG imports continued to decline in June, falling by 0.37 Mt (-6%) y/y to 6.26 Mt. Over H1 16, Japanese LNG imports are lower y/y by 2.3 Mt (-5%). In June, Japanese CDDs were up y/y by 14% and 2% above the five-year average, but the warmer weather failed to spur more LNG demand. Japan’s.. -
Japan gas data - May 2016
Published 23 Jun 2016
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Japanese LNG imports continued to decline in May, falling by 0.23 Mt (-4%) y/y to 5.52 Mt, Over the first five months of 2016, Japanese LNG imports are lower y/y by 1.92 Mt (-5.2%). Total power demand in Japan over May was up y/y by 0.9 TWh (1.4%). The breakdown of the generation source is not av.. -
Japan gas data - April 2016
Published 24 May 2016
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Japanese LNG imports resumed their y/y decline in April and fell by 0.22 Mt (-3.3%) y/y to 6.38 Mt, having grown marginally for the first time in six months in March. Over the first four months of 2016, Japanese LNG imports are now lower y/y by 1.7 Mt (-5.5%). Total power demand in Japan over Apr.. -
Japan gas data - March 2016
Published 20 Apr 2016
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Japanese LNG imports rose y/y for the first time in six months in March, up by a small 0.01 Mt (0.1%) to 8.15 Mt. Over Q1 16, Japanese demand was still disappointing, with imports falling by 1.5 Mt (-6%) y/y. LNG consumption in the power sector continued to post y/y declines, falling by 0.18 Mt (.. -
Japan gas data - February 2016
Published 22 Mar 2016
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Japanese LNG imports declined for the sixth consecutive month in February, down by 0.3 Mt (-3.8%) y/y to 7.43 Mt. Over the first two months of the year, Japanese demand continues to show weakness, and has contracted by 1.5 Mt (-9%) y/y. The country experienced a slightly colder February, with HDD.. -
Japan gas data - January 2016
Published 18 Feb 2016
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Japanese LNG imports declined for the fifth consecutive month in January, down by 1.19 Mt (-14.1%) y/y to 7.25 Mt. Over all of 2015, Japanese demand was weak, and contracted by 3.5 Mt (-4%) y/y. The country experienced a mild January, with HDDs the same as last year, and down by 7% on the five-ye..
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