Japanese buyers of liquefied natural gas (LNG) are scouting for cargoes to ensure they have adequate supplies of the super-chilled fuel to meet peak heating demand this winter, industry sources told Reuters.

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A spike in demand from one of the world's top importers of LNG will likely boost prices at a time when a gas shortage in Europe has been keeping them elevated.

The firms include utilities and at least one gas company, the sources said, adding that Japan's biggest power generator and top LNG buyer, JERA, is also seeking cargoes for delivery in December and January.

A JERA spokesperson declined to comment.

Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry is encouraging power companies to stock up for the winter. The electricity reserve rate in coming winter is not high enough for a cold winter", said a source at a Japanese firm.

Details of the companies' requirements, such as overall volumes needed, could not immediately be confirmed as they were seeking the cargoes privately, the sources said.

It said last week that Japan's LNG inventory held by major electric utilities stood was about 2.3 million tonnes as of Oct. 15, a five-year high, though the government has warned that electricity supplies this winter may be at their tightest since the 2011 Fukushima disaster.