Ukraine crisis: Taiwan says US has not approached it on LNG diversion

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.

Last month, the United States, the world's top producer of natural gas, asked Qatar and other major energy producers to examine whether they could supply Europe if Russia were to cut supplies as a result of tension over Ukraine.

The United States has also asked Japan if it could divert some LNG to Europe in case of such a disruption, Japanese government sources