米、日本にシェールガス 来月にも輸出禁輸
According to sources familiar with the matter,the U.S. govvernment will likely lift its ban on exporting natural gas, such as shale gas, a new type of gas, as soon as possible, in spring this year in the earliest case. The government intends to permit the exports to other countries than the signatories of the Free Trade Agreement(FTA) with the U.S. Then, a consortium of Japanese companies are expected to participate in the project related to the shale gas. It is said that through the so-called shale gas revolution the U.S. will become the world's largest producer of gas and oil. If exports of cheaper gas from the country extend full-fledgedly, there will be a great influence on the world's demand and supply situation of energy, relationship between oil-producing and consuming countries, and firms' business strategies.
According to sources familiar with the matter,the U.S. govvernment will likely lift its ban on exporting natural gas, such as shale gas, a new type of gas, as soon as possible, in spring this year in the earliest case. The government intends to permit the exports to other countries than the signatories of the Free Trade Agreement(FTA) with the U.S. Then, a consortium of Japanese companies are expected to participate in the project related to the shale gas. It is said that through the so-called shale gas revolution the U.S. will become the world's largest producer of gas and oil. If exports of cheaper gas from the country extend full-fledgedly, there will be a great influence on the world's demand and supply situation of energy, relationship between oil-producing and consuming countries, and firms' business strategies.
