European prices for natural gas and liquefied natural gas are also on the rise, for the same reason.
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Japan has little or no domestic production of natural gas and relies on imports of Liquefied Natural Gas for its needs.
The oil giants hope to use their expertise to tap remote gas sources and transport it as liquefied natural gas (LNG).
The gas can be shipped by pipeline to liquefied natural gas terminals and shipped to Asia for attractive returns.
Rising oil and gas prices, environmental concerns and the possibility of domestic gas shortages have drastically increased demand for Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) within the United States.
The trucking industry is starting the switch, with compressed natural gas being used in local delivery trucks and liquefied natural gas in over-the-road trucks, trains and barges.
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On top of the natural gas flowing to Europe through pipes, Algeria has become a key supplier of liquefied natural gas, or LNG.
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Earlier this year Dow moved to hedge future gas demand at its giant Freeport, Tex. complex by investing in a liquefied natural gas import terminal.
Without the contribution made by shale gas, the production of natural gas would have declined and the U.S. would have had to import massive quantities of liquefied natural gas.
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INPEX, a Japanese company, plans to pipe gas from the Ichthys field, under the Indian Ocean, and process it in Darwin for export as liquefied natural gas (LNG) from 2016.
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It also agreed to purchase part of Repsol's liquefied natural gas portfolio outside North America.
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Diesel trucks can be readily modified to use either compressed or liquefied natural gas.
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Then there was the grand dream of transporting liquefied natural gas across the seas.
Then there was the grand dream of transporting liquefied natural gas (LNG) across the seas.
Over the past few decades, they have built vast plants to produce liquefied natural gas, or LNG.
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That started to change in 1973, when Shell completed its first liquefied natural gas plant in Brunei.
Instead of water, Calgary-based GasFrac pumps liquefied propane gas (LPG), which is actually a thick gel.
Overseas, he's partnered on liquefied natural gas plants in Peru and Yemen (though terrorist attacks have plagued the latter project).
It designs and builds oil refineries, petrochemical plants, liquefied natural gas terminals and boilers for coal-fired power plants.
High world prices for the commodities that Australia produces in abundance iron ore, coal, liquefied natural gas have definitely helped.
Japan will import more liquefied natural gas (or LNG) to meet the shortfalls created by its nuclear industry.
Sempra Energy is building new liquefied natural gas terminals in Louisiana and off the coast of Baja, Calif.
Oil and liquefied natural gas made up about 40% of the total production volume for Exxon Mobil historically.
With the El Paso deal came two liquefied natural gas terminals in Elba Island, Ga. and Pascagoula, Miss.
With plans to build a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal, Mozambique could be a big exporter within a decade.
At the same time, China has become a major buyer of liquefied natural gas from Australia, Malaysia and Qatar.
One of the biggest jumps was in the import of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), which surged more than 28%.
Its shipbuilding activities include the building of bulk carriers, crude oil carriers, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) carriers and submarines.
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