Alberta eyes Japan for new LNG deals amid U.S. tariff threat, environment minister says

Alberta, a major gas producer, needs to find new export markets in face of a U.S. tariff threat, and expanding in Japan is an important target, its minister of environment and protected areas, Rebecca Schulz, told Reuters.“Given what we’ve seen in the United States, this is reinforcement that we need to diversify our export markets, and Japan, our already existing relationship, is going to be a key area of focus,” Schulz said during an interview in Tokyo late on Wednesday.She has been meeting officials, business lobbies and company representatives, including from JERA, Japan’s top LNG buyer, JOGMEC, Japan Gas Association, chaired by a Tokyo Gas executive, and others, over the past week.