Japan's Tohoku signs LNG deal with Qatar

Japanese utility Tohoku Electric Power Co said on February 4 it has signed a 15-year contract to buy liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Qatargas 3 from 2016, Reuters has reported.
Under the new contract, Tohoku will buy 60,000 to 90,000 tonnes a year of LNG from 2016 to 2018 and about 180,000 tonnes a year from 2019 to 2030, its spokesman said.

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