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February 07, 2013

Japan's TEPCO to buy 800,000 tonnes of LNG from US
Tokyo (AFP) Feb 6, 2013
The operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear power station said Wednesday it plans to buy 800,000 tonnes of light liquefied natural gas (LNG) annually from the United States as it looks to cut its fuel bills. Tokyo Electric Power (TEPCO) said it had agreed to buy 400,000 tonnes a year from Mitsui & Co trading house, and was in final talks with Mitsubishi Corp trading firm for the same amount. Both will come from the US Cameron liquefaction project to be operated in Louisiana. The power com ... read more

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