Japan asks Russia to build a gas pipeline to Tokyo

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Perhaps as part of "Gazprom" in energy projects in Japan, the company considers these projects. "We did not give an answer," - said Miller.

Energy Minister Alexander Novak said earlier: "We have regular contact, there are intergovernmental relations, but, unfortunately, the project to build a gas pipeline economically unjustified. Japan as a consumer of LNG has a law that allows the use of LNG to generate heat. A detailed justification for the construction of pipelines do not. If they are, the Russian side is ready to consider them. "

Russia offered to Japan to discuss the construction of a gas pipeline from Sakhalin to the city of Wakkanai, Hokkaido. The Japanese parliament has a group of deputies who support such a proposal.

The length of the gas pipeline from Sakhalin to Ibaraki Prefecture near Tokyo of 1,350 km. Construction costs are estimated at 600 billion yen ($ 6 billion).

Japan now buys only liquefied natural gas (LNG), being the world's largest importer of LNG. By pipeline from Sakhalin can deliver up to 20 billion cubic meters. meters of gas per year (almost 17% of Japanese imports LNG).

Japan to stop all its nuclear power plants after the accident at the nuclear power plant "Fukushima-1" and sharply increased purchases of LNG. Last year, the country spent on LNG record 7 trillion yen ($ 70 billion).