Japanese nuclear regulation to boost LNG demand

Published: July 11, 2019, 1:15 p.m.

b'Japan is the world\\u2019s biggest importer of LNG but demand has fallen recently after a strong increase following the 2011 nuclear disaster at Fukushima that took the country\\u2019s nuclear fleet offline. Nuclear capacity has been gradually returning, but new regulations now threaten to derail that progress, potentially boosting gas\\u2019s place in the power mix once again. Senior market reporters Joachim Moxon and Patrick Sykes discuss the outlook.'