China On-Pace For Record LNG Imports
14 September 2017
According to an EIA report, 2017 will be a record year for China’s imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG). The report also projects that China will overtake South Korea as the world’s second largest LNG importer in 2018.
China averaged 4.3 Bcfd (1.2 X 108 m3/d) for the first seven months of 2017, which is 45% more than first seven months of 2016. Other than a slight decline in 2015, China’s LNG imports have increased steadily over the past 10 years.
Natural gas consumption in China is also up 15% from 2016 levels. According to China’s National Development and Reform Commission, this growth was driven primarily by coal-to-gas switching for power generation, as well as a decline in hydroelectric power generation due to flooding in central and southern China.
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