JAPAN has signalled its willingness to buy liquefied natural gas converted from coal seam methane, with Tokyo Gas the first Japanese utility to sign a deal to receive the unconventional gas.

ROYAL Dutch Shell and PetroChina's $3.3 billion bid for Arrow Energy is unlikely to be blocked on foreign investment grounds or trumped by a superior offer, analysts say, as the Australian coal seam gas hopeful considers the indicative offer.

ROYAL Dutch Shell and PetroChina's $3.3 billion bid for Arrow Energy is unlikely to be blocked on foreign investment grounds or trumped by a superior offer, analysts have said, as the Australian coal seam gas hopeful considers the indicative offer.

Amcor down 18pc

ORIGIN Energy and ConocoPhillips have agreed to build their liquefied natural gas plant at Laird Point on Curtis Island after unsuccessfully jockeying for a better position further south on the island.