Taiwan Says US Has Not Approached It on LNG Diversion

Snow covered transfer lines are seen at the Dominion Cove Point Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) terminal in Lusby, Md., on March 18, 2014. Gary Cameron/Reuters

TAIPEI—Taiwan has not been approached by the United States on the issue of diverting some supplies of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) to Europe if the Ukraine crisis leads to a disruption, the economy ministry said on Monday.

Responding to questions on whether Taiwan, a major Asian LNG customer, had been asked by the United States to examine whether it could supply Europe if Russia were to cut supplies as a result of tension over Ukraine, the economy ministry said it had “not received any relevant information or inquiries.”