Gas – Bloomberg reported that Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe intends to ask Obama to permit shale gas exports as the country struggles with a spike in energy costs in the wake of 2011's nuclear reactor disaster.
Gas – Bloomberg reported that Gazprom intends to revisit plans to build a German power plant to increase sales by way of its Nord Stream pipeline.
Gas – Bloomberg reported that natural gas exports represent an opportunity for Obama to fulfil two of his campaign promises.
Gas – Reuters reported that an Israeli government panel has capped natural gas exports from the country's newly-discovered fields at 500 billion cubic meters (bcm), ending months of uncertainty. Israel will retain sufficient gas to supply its own needs for 25 years.
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