CNOOC's Binhai LNG import terminal in Jiangsu recently received the 100th cargo (Image: CNOOC Gas & Power)
China reported a 24.5 percent drop in its LNG imports in March, while its pipeline gas imports increased by 2 percent compared to the same month last year.
LNG Prime Annual Subscription Membership Required
You must be a LNG Prime Annual Subscription member to access this content.
Malaysian LNG shipping firm MISC has ordered one 18,700-cbm LNG carrier from China's Hudong-Zhonghua, backed by a 10-year charter deal with a unit of its parent Petronas.
Swiss-based offshore contractor Allseas has secured a contract from Houston-based Western LNG to install the subsea section of the Prince Rupert Gas Transmission (PRGT) pipeline in northwest Canada, which will deliver natural gas to the planned Ksi Lisims LNG export facility.
State-owned LNG terminal operator China Oil and Gas Pipeline Network (PipeChina) has received the 500th liquefied natural gas shipment at its LNG import terminal in the northern port city of Tianjin near Beijing.
China, the world's largest importer of liquefied natural gas, reported a 1.6 percent year-on-year increase in LNG imports in May following declines for three straight months.