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Japan Seeks to Join Trade Pact

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said his country wants to be included in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), which could hasten the export of liquefied U.S. gas to Japan. TPP currently encompasses 11 nations in Asia and the Americas. Randy Bhatia, an analyst with Capital One Southcoast, said Japan’s membership in TPP could boost efforts to export LNG to the country.

March 19, 2013

Japan PM ‘Encouraged by Discussions’ with Obama on Alaska Gas Exports

Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, the ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, met with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and other top Japanese officials during their recent visit to Washington, DC, to discuss opportunities to export Alaska natural gas to Japan.

March 4, 2013

Japan PM ‘Encouraged by Discussions’ with Obama on Alaska Gas Exports

Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, the ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, met Friday with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and other top Japanese officials to discuss opportunities to export Alaska natural gas to Japan.

February 27, 2013