President of Japan Pipeline Development & Operation Hideo Ogawa: Japan looks afresh at Russian pipeline gas

Hideo Ogawa, president of Japan Pipeline Development & Operation, spoke to Interfax about the company‘s plans to build a 20 billion cubic metre per year pipeline between Japan and Russia and its possible impact on the global LNG market.

Interfax: Can you update us on the status of the project?

Hideo Ogawa: The maximum capacity of the pipeline will be 20 bcm/y and the estimated maximum cost will be