ＬＮＧ融通、タイと覚書　調達・投資で連携―西村経産相

　【バンコク時事】タイ訪問中の西村康稔経済産業相は１６日、スパタナポン副首相兼エネルギー相とバンコク市内で会談し、液化天然ガス（ＬＮＧ）を融通し合う覚書を結んだ。ロシアによるウクライナ侵攻でエネルギー安全保障が揺らぐ中、ＬＮＧの調達や投資などでも連携を深める。
　会談で西村氏は、日本が昨冬に電力需給が逼迫（ひっぱく）した際、タイからＬＮＧの融通を受けたことに言及。その上で、「事業者間のビジネスをより円滑に進めることも含め、政府間で協力関係を築いていくことが非常に重要だ」と強調した。（2022/11/16-19:29）

Japanese industry minister Yasutoshi Nishimura and Thai Energy Minister Supattanapong Punmeechaow have signed a memorandum of understanding to share liquefied natural gas in times of serious shortages.
   The MOU, signed in Bangkok on Wednesday, is also aimed at enhancing cooperation between Japan and Thailand to procure LNG and make related investment at a time when energy security is being threatened due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
   At their meeting, Nishimura noted that Thailand provided Japan with LNG last winter when electricity supplies tightened in Japan.
   "It is very important for the (Japanese and Thai) governments to establish a relationship of cooperation, for example, to ensure smoother intercompany business operations," Nishimura said.
   Both Japan and Thailand are heavily dependent on LNG supply from overseas.