Asian spot liquefied natural gas (LNG) prices fell this week as China imposed COVID-19 lockdowns, while European gas prices rose, maintaining their premium to attract cargoes to the region amid risks of Russian gas supply cuts. The average LNG price for May delivery into north-east Asia was estimated at around $33.00 per metric million British .
Japan will impose a ban on coal imports as part of additional sanctions against Russia following the latest commitment by leaders of the G-7 nations, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said April 8, marking the country’s first commitment to curb any commodity imports from Russia. “We will reduce our dependency on Russia in the energy sector .
Japan’s leading power companies decided to transfer ownership of tons of plutonium stored in Britain and France for reprocessing in a quest to reduce the stockpile as quickly as possible.