日本最大的液化天然气买家成立了一个独立的交易部门
我是 LongbridgeAI，我可以总结文章信息。日本的 JERA，全球最大的液化天然气买家，正在新加坡成立一家独立子公司——JERA 全球能源解决方案（JERA GES）。此举旨在更有效地管理液化天然气、上游和低碳燃料业务，以应对全球市场的波动。新实体将专注于确保稳定、多样化的长期供应，并推动氨和氢等低碳燃料的发展，同时与 JERA 的发电职能协调，以增强日本的能源安全
Authored by Michael Kern via OilPrice.com,
Japan's JERA is creating a wholly-owned subsidiary to develop and manage its LNG, upstream, low-carbon fuels, and shipping businesses, the biggest Japanese LNG importer and largest power producer said on Wednesday.
The new company, JERA Global Energy Solutions (JERA GES), will be the Japanese utility giant's response to increasingly volatile and complex energy markets. JERA GES will be a vertically integrated LNG company which can quickly respond to the market needs while maintaining security of supply for Japan as its highest priority, the company said.
JERA GES, which will be headquartered in Singapore, will focus on "developing a stable and diversified long-term LNG portfolio that balances supply sources with market opportunities, while advancing lower-carbon fuels such as ammonia and hydrogen," JERA said, adding that they will maintain close coordination with JERA's power generation and domestic energy market functions as Japan's biggest utility will look to enhance the country's energy security.
GES will gradually take over JERA's existing long-term LNG and lower-carbon fuel business activities according to a planned transfer schedule to keep continuity for existing business relationships.
Amid the current volatility and disarray in global LNG markets, JERA last month signed a contract for the supply of liquefied natural gas with Malaysia's state major Petronas for a period of 20 years, starting in 2028.
Japan is one of the most energy import-dependent countries in the world, with a lot of its oil and gas previously coming from the Middle East. The war-related disruption in export flows has prompted Japan to rush to secure alternative supplies.
The Petronas deal is for 2 million tons of liquefied gas annually, adding to earlier supply deals agreed by JERA. The company, which is the largest buyer of liquefied natural gas in the world, last year presented plans to triple its purchases from the United States alone to as much as 5.5 million tons annually. That would have been a 10% increase on its current imports from the U.S., making up a third of its total LNG purchases.