Another sinkhole has since opened up nearby, and residents within a 650-foot radius had been evacuated, a spokesman said.

The LNG will come from ADNOC Gas' Das Island facility, which has an annual production capacity of six million tonnes.

The average retail price of regular gasoline in Japan has exceeded ¥185 per liter for the first time in 17 months, reflecting reduced government subsidies to oil wholesalers, the industry ...