• Asian spot LNG prices continued a downward spiral this week as demand from utilities remained insufficient to counter a supply overhang. Rim Intelligence’s Northeast Asia spot price assessment fell to $14.60 per million British thermal units for deliveries in the first half of September, down from $15.50 last week for the same delivery window.
• Kansai Electric has started operations of the number 3 reactor at its Ohi nuclear plant, ending a nationwide atomic power shutdown.
