Japan, the world’s second-largest LNG importer, urged the United States and Australia on Tuesday to boost production and deliveries to ensure enough supply of the hottest energy commodity. “ I will once again firmly request the United States, a major global LNG producer, and Australia, the largest LNG supplier to Japan, to step up production and ensure a stable supply of the fuel as the global LNG market is tightening in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine ,” Japan’s Industry Minister Koichi Hagiuda said at a news conference as carried by Reuters . Hagiuda will attend an energy forum in Sydney, Australia, where he is set to meet officials from the top LNG exporting nations. The U.S., Australia, and Qatar are the three biggest LNG exporters in the world. Australia is the largest LNG supplier to Japan, which was the top LNG importer for decades until last year […]