日本海事新聞ニュース Japan Maritime Daily Sep 16, 2026 (Wed)

METI and the IEA held an LNG Producer-Consumer Conference in Tokyo

Public- and private-sector representatives from LNG-producing and LNG-consuming countries took the stage

　On September 11, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the International Energy Agency (I ・・・ 続きはログインして下さいnext %E3%80%80On+September+11%2C+the+Ministry+of+Economy%2C+Trade+and+Industry+and+the+International+Energy+Agency+%28IEA%29+held+an+LNG+Producer-Consumer+Conference+in+Tokyo%2C+bringing+together+public-+and+private-sector+representatives+from+LNG-producing+and+LNG-consuming+countries.+They+discussed+the+resilience+and+reliability+of+the+LNG+market+amid+a+disruption+in+supply+equivalent+to+20%25+of+global+LNG+trade+due+to+the+de+facto+blockade+of+the+Strait+of+Hormuz+caused+by+the+deteriorating+situation+in+the+Middle+East.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80This+time%2C+about+340+people+attended+in+person%2C+with+participants+from+20+countries.+They+discussed+ensuring+stable+supplies+of+natural+gas+and+LNG%2C+strengthening+regional+resilience+through+enhanced+cooperation%2C+and+the+changing+role+of+LNG+and+related+technical+issues.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80IEA+Executive+Director+Fatih+Birol%2C+who+sent+a+video+message+on+the+impact+of+the+Hormuz+blockade+on+the+LNG+market%2C+said%2C+%E2%80%9CLNG+exports+from+Qatar+and+the+United+Arab+Emirates+%28UAE%29+from+March+to+August+decreased+by+about+50+billion+cubic+meters+from+the+same+period+last+year.+This+is+equivalent+to+more+than+half+of+Japan%E2%80%99s+annual+gas+consumption.+Increased+supply+from+the+United+States+and+other+countries+mitigated+the+supply+shock+to+some+extent.%E2%80%9C+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Adif+Zulkifli+of+Malaysia%E2%80%99s+state-owned+oil+company+PETRONAS+said%2C+%E2%80%9CAsian+countries+that+had+relied+on+Middle+Eastern+LNG+responded+in+a+variety+of+ways.+We+are+concerned+about+whether+demand+management+and+the+substitution+of+fuels+for+power+generation+are+permanent.%E2%80%9C+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Japan%2C+which+has+diversified+its+procurement+sources%2C+was+only+slightly+affected+in+ways+other+than+price%2C+but+%E2%80%9CSouth+Korea+and+Taiwan+increased+spot+purchases.+Some+countries+also+switched+their+power-generation+fuel+to+coal.+Bangladesh+and+Pakistan+had+no+choice+but+to+manage+demand%2C%E2%80%9C+he+said.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80For+PETRONAS%2C+%E2%80%9CIn+addition+to+domestic+LNG+production%2C+we+have+worked+for+many+years+to+secure+new+sources+of+LNG+supply+in+Canada%2C+the+United+States%2C+Australia+and+elsewhere.+This+has+once+again+confirmed+the+soundness+of+that+strategy%2C%E2%80%9C+he+said.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Andrew+Geoffrey+Barry+of+U.S.-based+ExxonMobil+said%2C+%E2%80%9CAs+QatarEnergy%E2%80%99s+largest+partner%2C+we+are+working+closely+with+them+to+enable+them+to+resume+supplies.+We+are+confident+in+the+growth+of+the+LNG+market+over+the+coming+decades.+Our+investment+plans+in+the+Middle+East+remain+unchanged.+We+will+continue+to+invest.%E2%80%9C+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Nobuhiro+Sugesawa%2C+senior+managing+executive+officer+of+Tokyo+Gas%2C+said%2C+%E2%80%9CWe+will+create+flexibility+by+building+a+diversified+procurement+and+contract+portfolio+while+using+long-term+LNG+contracts+as+an+anchor.+It+is+important+to+translate+the+flexibility+created+into+the+ability+to+balance+LNG+supply+and+demand.%E2%80%9C+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80He+continued%2C+%E2%80%9CI+believe+that+globally+deploying+asset-backed+trading%2C+which+comprehensively+operates+hard+assets+such+as+long-term+LNG+contracts%2C+LNG+carriers+and+receiving+terminals%2C+will+enhance+the+resilience+of+the+LNG+market+and+contribute+to+the+development+of+the+LNG+industry.%E2%80%9C+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Dudley+Poston%2C+CEO+of+Delfin+Midstream%2C+a+U.S.+FLNG+%28floating+LNG+production+facility%29+company+in+which+MOL+also+has+a+stake%2C+spoke+at+a+panel+discussion+on+technological+innovation.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80He+said%3A+%E2%80%9CThere+is+no+better+way+to+strengthen+the+resilience+of+the+entire+LNG+system+than+to+have+movable+assets.+This+is+evident+from+the+development+of+FSRU+%28Floating+Storage+and+Regasification+Unit%29+projects+during+the+Ukraine+crisis.%E2%80%9C+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80%E2%80%9CThere+are+14+to+15+FLNG+vessels+in+operation+or+under+construction.+Of+these%2C+seven+to+eight+are+dedicated+liquefaction+vessels+specializing+in+liquefying+pipeline+gas+rather+than+directly+extracting+gas+from+gas+fields.+They+can+play+a+complementary+role+rather+than+replace+onshore+LNG+plants%2C%E2%80%9C+he+explained.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80In+his+closing+remarks%2C+Yoshifumi+Murase%2C+commissioner+of+the+Agency+for+Natural+Resources+and+Energy%2C+said%2C+%E2%80%9CWe+will+support+measures+to+increase+flexibility+in+the+LNG+market+and+further+promote+international+cooperation+on+gas+reserve+mechanisms+among+LNG-importing+and+LNG-exporting+countries.%E2%80%9C+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80In+conjunction+with+the+LNG+Producer-Consumer+Conference%2C+the+Ministry+of+Economy%2C+Trade+and+Industry+signed+a+memorandum+of+understanding+with+Montenegro%E2%80%99s+Ministry+of+Energy+and+Mining+on+cooperation+in+areas+including+LNG+receiving+terminals+and+gas-fired+power+generation.+The+Japan+Organization+for+Metals+and+Energy+Security+%28JOGMEC%29+agreed+with+PETRONAS+on+a+framework+for+cooperation+to+ensure+a+stable+supply+of+LNG+in+emergencies.+%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3E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