Tokyo Gas's executive officer Minami Taku said that Russian President Putin has signed a presidential decree ordering the change of business entity to a newly established Russian company over the natural gas development project "Sakhalin 2" in the Russian Far East. He expressed his intention to work in collaboration with the government and industry groups so that the procurement of natural gas will not be affected.
Regarding "Sakhalin 2", in which a major Japanese trading company has an interest, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a presidential decree last month ordering to change the business entity to a newly established Russian company, which will lead to future gas supply. There are concerns about the impact.
Regarding this, Tokyo Gas's executive officer Minami Taku was asked what to do if the gas supply from "Sakhalin 2" stopped at the financial results meeting held on the 27th. "From Sakhalin 2, LNG = liquefied natural gas 1 It is difficult to deal with it because we are procuring a percentage. We will deal with it while keeping close information with the government, industry groups, and other businesses. " Showed the idea of working on it.
Regarding the government's consideration of introducing a so-called "gas-saving" system that encourages users to save money in case the supply and demand of city gas becomes tight, "we are still considering means." After that, he expressed his intention to consider how to make a contract that can reduce the peak demand for gas, mainly for large customers.