Japan's LNG stockpiles down to 1.79 MM tonnes, lowest so far this year

7/30/2025

Liquefied natural gas (LNG) stockpiles held by major Japanese electric utilities fell to 1.79 MM tonnes (t) for the week ended on July 27, their lowest this year so far, official data showed on Wednesday.

In the previous week, the stockpile was at 1.92 MMt, below the 1.94 MMt held during July last year on average.

In the last five years for July, the utilities had averaged 2.15 MMt, data from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) shows.

The data did not provide an explanation for the drop in inventory although LNG stockpiles are usually down during the summer due to high temperatures and peak air conditioning usage.