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While LNG demand is declining, Japan will remain the second largest LNG consumer in the world until at least 2040. As such, Japan still provides ample opportunities for LNG sellers, particularly as existing contracts expire.
Lucy Cullen
Research Director, APAC Gas & LNG Research
Lucy is primarily focused on supply, demand, contract and price analysis for the Northeast Asian markets.
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What’s inside this report?
Japan is the world's largest LNG importer. However, by 2021 we forecast China will overtake it.
At the same time, Japan continues to take a lead in procurement innovation with developments such as coal indexation, joint procurement and carbon neutral cargoes.
This report presents our long-term view of Japan’s LNG market, and includes:
- Supply and demand outlook through to 2040
- An assessment of how contracts are changing, and how buyers will ensure long-term supply security
- Updates on regas infrastructure, market structure and policy
How will the dynamics shift among the top 10 LNG importers out to 2040? Play the video to find out.
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Report summary
Table of contents
- Contracting trends
- Contract outlook
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Short-term outlook (2019-2020)
- 2019
- Coal-to-gas switching
- 2020
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Long-term outlook (2021- 2040)
- Power demand
- Nuclear outlook
- Non-power demand
- Residential/Commercial
- Industry
- Progress towards a liberalised gas market continues
- Energy security remains at the heart of Japanese energy policy in the post-Fukushima era
Tables and charts
This report includes 13 images and tables including:
- Oil-indexation trend
- Contracted LNG supply by source
- Contracts vs LNG imports
- Contracted LNG supply position by buyer
- Japan regional map - areas of high population and energy demand
- Gas demand and imports (2015-2040)
- Japan LNG demand (monthly)
- Stock levels
- Short-run coal-to-gas switching curve
- Power generation mix
- Nuclear restarts
- Japan electricity and gas liberalisation timeline
- Japan energy policy targets (2030)
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