Japan pays high fee for first U.S. shale cargoes in January

24 February 2017, Tokyo — Japan in January paid nearly twice as much for liquefied natural gas (LNG) derived from U.S. shale gas as it did for its cheapest imports, official trade data showed on Friday. Shale gas from the United States had been touted as a panacea to Japan’s energy crisis after the Fukushima […] More »