Southeast Asia scrambles for LNG with gas fields tapping out

Philippines and Vietnam build terminals in preparation for first imports

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First Gen's floating LNG terminal is expected to save time and money on construction. (Photo courtesy of First Gen)

YUICHI SHIGA, RYO MUKANO and KAZUYA HIRUTA, Nikkei staff writers

MANILA/TOKYO -- Southeast Asian countries are set to expand imports of liquefied natural gas as the depletion of domestic gas reserves looms, setting the stage for a realignment in the global LNG market.

In the Philippines, major power utility First Gen begins construction on a $300 million offshore LNG intake terminal this month in Batangas, a port city in the southern portion of the main island of Luzon. The large-scale project is the first of its kind for the nation.

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