Japan eyes short-term measures for Sakhalin 2 LNG supply contingency: minister

Japan could take such steps as exchanging LNG cargoes between companies and procuring spot LNG cargoes in the short term should its supply from the Sakhalin 2 project in Russia’s far east be disrupted, newly appointed Minister for Economy, Trade and Industry Yasutoshi Nishimura said Aug. 12. “In the short term, we expect exchange [of LNG cargoes] between companies as…