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Congress could still block efforts to expand exports of America’s newly abundant supplies of natural gas, but there’s no question where Japan stands on the prospect of ships carrying liquefied natural gas from the U.S. arriving at its shores.
“From all the aspects, U.S. LNG is a very, very shining treasure … for us,” said Hirohide Hirai, director of policy evaluation and public relations at Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.
Hirai, former director of the petroleum and natural-gas division at the ministry, told National Journal
this week that he is confident the United States will take advantage
of the increased trade opportunity by allowing LNG exports to Japan.
Hirai said that his conversations
with U.S. officials, energy lobbyists, and consultants about the
growing natural-gas market in Japan have left him confident that LNG
exports will get a “green signal” from the U.S.
