LNG: Japanese Utilities LNG Stocks Fall Back from Highest Since Jan. 2024
Feb-12 08:51
LNG stockpiles held by Japanese utilities decreased 10.8% w/w on Feb. 9 to 2.15m tons, according to data released by the trade ministry cited by Bloomberg.
- Storage has dropped from the highest since Jan. 2024 the previous week to just below the five year average for the end of February of 2.18m tons.
- Stockpiles were 2.05m tons around this time in 2024 and 2.46m tons in 2023.
- LNG deliveries to Japan fell 0.25m tons in the week to Feb. 9 to 1.27m tons according to BNEF. Cumulative LNG deliveries to Japan so far in February are 12% lower than in 2024.
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