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    Chinese LNG imports up 13% in Aug

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The imports were sharply higher month/month as well.

by: Shardul Sharma

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Chinese LNG imports up 13% in Aug

In August, Chinese LNG imports came in at 6.65mn metric tons (mt), up 12.7% year/year, customs department data published on September 18 showed. The imports were up 17.2% month/month.

During the first eight months of the year, the country’s LNG imports were 51.8mn mt, up 23.3% yr/yr. Meanwhile, China’s pipeline gas imports in August were 3.8mn mt, up 11.3% yr/yr. The data showed that pipeline gas imports were 27.5mn mt, up 20% yr/yr during the January-August period.

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