Chubu Electric Power Company has so far snagged half of the extra LNG volumes it needs in the wake of its nuclear shutdown.
And, the Japanese outfit is said to be in talks with “many” exporters to contract the rest, according to Reuters.
Earlier this month, an updated fuel procurement estimate said Chubu expects to buy an additional 3.2 million tonnes of LNG this year up to March 2012.
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