Wall Street Journal (September 4)
2012/ 09/ 05 by jd in Global News
A potential agreement with Russia for an LNG terminal in Vladivostok is “the latest sign of how Japan’s heightened quest for energy is shaping its relations with the rest of the world.” The $13 billion terminal could be finished by 2018 and provide 10 million tons of LNG annually (about 12% of Japan’s imports). The new focus on securing stable energy supplies is warming “Japan’s long-frosty relations with Russia.”
Tags: Energy strategy, Foreign relations, Japan, LNG terminal, Russia, Vladivostok
