2021-01-25 14:30:00
JAPAN OIL IMPORTS DOWN TO 2.5 MBD
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ENERDATA - 25 Jan 2021 - According to the Ministry of Finance of Japan, crude oil imports decreased by 16% to 2.5 mb/d in 2020. They came mostly from the Middle East (90%). However, petroleum products imports, which were supplied by the Middle East (48%) and Asia (29%), rose by 11%. The country imported only 74.5 Mt of LNG in 2020 (-3.7%), from Asia (23%) and the Middle East (16%). Coal imports dropped by almost 7% to 174 Mt and were supplied from Asia (17%) and Russia (13%).
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Earlier:
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2020, December, 29, 11:35:00
JAPAN SHARES UP
Japan’s Nikkei surged by 2.4% to its highest since August 1990.
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2020, December, 17, 13:35:00
JAPAN STOCKS UP
The Nikkei 225 Index closed up 0.18% at 26,806.67, reversing losses from morning trade. The broader Topix rose 0.32% to 1,792.58.
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2020, December, 17, 13:25:00
JAPAN'S OFFSHORE WIND 45 GW
The government’s latest Energy White Paper (2020) aims to raise the share of renewables in the power mix to 22-24% (including hydropower) in 2030, with plans to make renewables Japan’s main power source by 2050.
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2020, December, 11, 11:00:00
JAPAN STOCKS DOWN
MSCI’s ex-Japan Asia-Pacific index firmed 0.3%, on track for its sixth straight week of gains, while Japan’s Nikkei eased 0.4%.
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2020, December, 4, 12:20:00
JAPAN'S CARBON NEUTRALITY
In October 2020, the Japanese government presented a plan to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050.
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2020, November, 27, 11:25:00
JAPAN'S NIKKEI UP TO 26 644,71
Nikkei rose 0.41% to close at 26,644.71. The index has gained 15.96% this month, and is on track for its best performance since January 1994. The broader Topix rose 0.47% to hit a 25-month high at 1,786.52.
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2020, November, 11, 14:25:00
JAPAN LNG PRICES UP
The average contract price for spot LNG cargoes shipped to Japan in October rose to $6 per million British thermal units (mmBtu)