Takeo Kumagai

Yemen's Houthi militants announced a major pullout from attacks against shipping in the Red Sea Jan. 20, saying they will now only target vessels with strong links to Israel following the Gaza ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas.

Japan has entered a new phase in the transport of CO2, with the start of trial voyages Nov. 26 on a low-temperature and low-pressure liquefied CO2 carrier, marking the first in the world in a move tha

To seek competitive crude with its high spot ratio Japan imports Canadian crude in Sep for first time since Nov 2019 Start of TMX pipeline improves Canadian crude economics for Asian buyers Japan's ENEOS Holdings is "overwhelmingly active in procuring spot" crude oil, with the largest Japanese refiner open to purchasing Canadian crude alongside US and South American barrels, should it prove economical, President and CEO Tomohide Miyata said Nov.

LPG tanks to be installed to keep options open for lean LNG Working to diversify LNG procurement sources Considering whether to renew Russia's Sakhalin 2 LNG contract Japan's Hiroshima Gas is set to s

INTERVIEW: Japan's MOL set to boost LNG carrier fleet to around 150 by 2030: CEO

US sanctions two more LNG carriers, two shipping companies for Russia trade

Japan lags behind its GHG emissions goal of a 46% cut by 2030.

Eyes lifting Australian e methane with other Japanese gas utilities To start up water electrolyzer to produce green hydrogen in Yokohama Yokohama e methane pilot plant gets first 'clean gas certificat

A need of 60% GHG cut by 2035 as recognized at COP28 among focus Japan also considers Strategic Energy Plan, GX 2040 Vision by March 2025 Limitation in single energy mix, need to have flexible struc

Awarded ammonia, hydrogen co firing and battery storage capacity Nearly 6 GW LNG new, replacement thermal power capacity awarded To award first hydrogen, ammonia cost for difference subsidy by March 2

INPEX in talks with PGN for more supply for domestic market: minister Indonesia aims to double 54 Tcf recoverable gas reserves for transition Indonesia sees it has enough basin to be CCS hub Indonesia

Project key to achieving 2050 carbon neutrality Transport scheduled to start in Oct between Maizuru and Tomakomai Project key to develop LNG scale liquefied CO2 carrier fleet: METI Within six months,

Project key to achieving 2050 carbon neutrality Transport scheduled to start in Oct between Maizuru and Tomakomai Project key to develop LNG scale liquefied CO2 carrier fleet: METI Within six months,

Move a step forward to decarbonize whisky manufacturing Plans to use hydrogen on commercial scale at Hakushu Distillery Japan’s Suntory Spirits said April 11 it has succeeded together with Tokyo Gas E

Japan's ENEOS, Idemitsu Kosan and Hokkaido Electric have agreed to consider developing what will be the country's largest domestic green hydrogen supply chain in Hokkaido in the north by around 2030,

The US is opposing Russia's Arctic LNG 2 project coming online, a State Department spokesperson told S&P Global Commodity Insights just hours after the country's sanctions waiver for winding down tr

Commercial shipping entering the Bab al-Mandab Strait to exit or transit the Red Sea slumped sharply early Jan. 12, after major shipping bodies urged operators to avoid the Red Sea for up to 72 hours

Empire Navigation in Greece manages St Nikolas tanker UKMTO reports ship in same area altered course toward Iran Greek shipping company Empire Navigation said Jan.

Hokuriku Electric’s No.

Policy outline expected by early 2025 ahead of COP30 Scrutiny over power demand outlook needed on potential growth from IT Need to expand frameworks such as 'Strategic Buffer LNG' A review of Japan's