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Japan’s LNG imports down 0.4 percent in 2024

By LNG Prime Staff
Japan's LNG imports down 0.4 percent in 2024
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Japan’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports decreased 0.4 percent in 2024, according to provisional data released by the country’s Ministry of Finance. The world’s second-largest LNG importer took 65.89 million tonnes of LNG last year. The country imported 6.74 million tonnes of LNG in December, which was up by 5.7 percent, the data shows. The…

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