Liquidity, Flexibility and Transparency of the Global LNG Market

For Japan and Europe, LNG plays a significant, and likely growing, role in achieving this goal: a fuel globally traded by multiple sellers and buyers, thereby reducing the risk of energy dependence and guaranteeing competitive pricing; a fuel replacing fossil fuels with higher carbon intensity and providing flexible back-up to variable renewable energy production. Source: The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan and The European Commission Directorate-General for Energy