5 days ago · China's share of U.S. LNG offtake is set to grow sharply. Chinese importers have committed to buying nearly 20 million metric tons per year from existing and new U.S. export terminals in contracts ...

Feb 4, 2025 · The impact of China’s measures on U.S. exports may be limited. Though the U.S. is the biggest exporter of liquid natural gas globally, it does not export much to China. In 2023, the U.S. exported 173,247 million cubic feet of LNG to China, about 2.3% of its total natural gas exports, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

Feb 4, 2025 · The U.S. is the world's largest exporter of LNG and China has been a major buyer of the super-chilled gas, importing nearly 6%, or about 4.3 million metric tonnes, of total U.S. LNG exports last ...

Feb 4, 2025 · China’s decision to slap retaliatory tariffs on liquefied natural gas imported from the US will trigger a scramble to decouple the world’s biggest buyer and seller of the super-chilled fuel.

Aug 14, 2024 · In 2023, China’s LNG imports averaged 9.5 Bcf/d, an increase of 13% from 2022, according to data from China’s General Administration of Customs. Last year, the countries supplying the most LNG to China were Australia (34% of total LNG imports), Qatar (23%), Russia (11%), and Malaysia (10%).

Oct 2, 2024 · China’s LNG imports rose by over 12 percent. China continues to import more LNG than pipeline gas (Figure 2). In 2023, 59 percent of China’s natural gas imports of 165.5 bcm were LNG and 41 percent were pipeline gas.

Feb 29, 2024 · In 2023, China imported 71.32 million mt, or 98.4 Bcm, of LNG, up 11.7% year on year. Projected LNG imports in 2024, however, may still be under pre-Ukraine crisis levels, when China imported 78.8 million mt in 2021, according to customs data.

May 15, 2024 · China's liquefied natural gas imports could hit record levels in 2024, a PetroChina official forecast on Wednesday.

Jun 1, 2023 · Natural gas imports (combined pipeline and liquefied natural gas [LNG]) accounted for 46% of China's total natural gas supply in 2021 and 42% in 2022, an increase from 15% in 2010.

5 days ago · China is widely expected to stop buying U.S. LNG on the spot market and seek to swap American cargoes from elsewhere after it announced a 15% tariff on U.S. liquefied natural gas in response to ...