Aussie gas - they want it

[Ian Thomas]

Forget windmills etc. For Japan it's Aussie gas.

Japan boosts reliance on allies for long-term LNG supplies. The Japan Times.
www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/03/11/japan-lng-reliance-allies/
2024, March 11
Resource-scarce Japan is shoring up long-term supplies of liquefied natural gas from close allies Australia and the United States as key contracts from providers (Russia) are set to expire by the early 2030s.

Which raises a question. In a "showdown", Australia's gas fields might be an attractive target for an adversary looking to foment energy chaos short of city-buster strikes on population centres ...

[vincent]

Yes, any part of the economy can be an attractive target. You can bet that the Chinese, Russians, and North Koreans already have the ability to target any online portion of the computer control system of these targets.

[dennisw]

We are the world's second largest exporter of gas, behind USA, but are not allowed to use it ourselves because our government only allows renewables (from China).