Lack of pipeline network could hamper Japan's push for gas exchange

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According to Bloomberg, Japan’s effort to set up a natural gas exchange may be hampered by the lack of a pipeline network across the country, according to a government subcommittee.

Japan is considering setting up the exchange as part of measures to deregulate the country’s retail gas market amid surging fossil fuel import costs and nuclear reactor shutdowns. 

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