Japan’s January LNG Imports Slump to 15-Year Low   

Restarts of nuclear reactors, high gas inventories, and increased renewables power generation dragged Japan’s LNG imports in January to the lowest level for the month since 2009, vessel-tracking data compiled by Bloomberg showed on Friday.   Last month, Japan imported just 6 million tons of LNG, the lowest level for the month of January in 15 years, as demand for the super-chilled fuel has declined in recent years. Japan’s surge in LNG imports after the Fukushima disaster in 2011 and the shutdown of the country’s…