# Japan ruling shifts LNG balance of power to buyer | The National

> Japan's Fair Trade Commission ruled that LNG contracts should not restrict buyers from reselling cargoes after they take title. The decision follows a long study of the market and affects Japan, South Korea and China. Analysts say it shifts bargaining power toward buyers.

- Date: 2017-06-30 · published 2017-06-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Japan · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/70693-japan-ruling-shifts-lng-balance-of-power-to-buyer-the-national
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

Freer resale rights increase the liquidity of the spot LNG market and may put downward pressure on gas prices. The change reinforces the buyer-led trend in gas contracting.

## Read by commodity

- NATGAS: bearish ▼

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## Sources

- thenationalnews.com: https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/japan-ruling-shifts-lng-balance-of-power-to-buyer-1.1453

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