Japanese LNG imports up 8% in Aug

Japanese LNG imports in August came in at 6.29mn metric tons, up 7.8% year/year, according to the latest data published by the country’s finance ministry. The imports were up 1.8% month/month.

The data showed that LNG imports from the Middle East were up 25.2% yr/yr while imports from Russia were down 75.7%. Japan’s imports from Asian sources were up 18.5% yr/yr. The imports from the US were up 99.4% yr/yr, the data showed.

Japan’s shipments in August cost 363.01bn yen ($3.31bn), up 89.3% yr/yr.