Mitsubishi Corp. to start importing Canadian LNG in 1st for Japan

Project will provide 2.1m tons of fuel annually with faster shipping times

20250612N Canada LNG facility

The LNG Canada facility in British Columbia liquefies natural gas brought in by a pipeline. (LNG Canada)

SHIN WATANABE and MISA HAMA

TOKYO -- Mitsubishi Corp. will begin importing liquefied natural gas from Canada by July, becoming the first Japanese company to acquire LNG at scale from the country.

Mitsubishi is a participant in the $14 billion LNG Canada project in British Columbia on the country's West Coast. Also in the venture are Shell, Petronas of Malaysia, PetroChina and Korea Gas.

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