April 18 (LNGJ) - Chinese LNG imports totalled 19.78 million tonnes in the first three months of 2024, up 20.8 percent from the same three months of 2023, according to data from the Chinese General Administration of Customs. China imported 6.65MT of LNG in March alone, up 25.1 percent from March 2023. China’s main LNG suppliers to its network of 25 import terminals are Australia, Qatar, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Yamal plant in Arctic Russia.
China’s oil and gas companies also increased production by 2.3 percent and 5.2 percent from January to March to 53.48MT and 63.2 billion cubic metres respectively. China’s daily average of oil and gas production in March reached 593,000 tonnes and 700 million cubic metres. Russia is the leading energy exporter to China, which purchased 107MT of oil from the Russians last year, up 24 percent, and 8MT of LNG. Gas supplies to China via the “Power of Siberia” pipeline have increased to a record 22.7 Bcm.
