The Hill: Japanese utilities and business groups are pressing U.S. regulators to approve natural gas exports at a time when Japans idled nuclear production has boosted its need for other energy sources.
New letters to the Energy Department (DOE) urge approval of an array of pending applications to export liquefied natural gas to nations that do not have free-trade deals with the U.S. including Japan.
We, as Japanese utilities, are in significant need of secure sources of energy supply, states a...