July 19 (LNGJ) - Chinese liquefied natural gas imports declined in June, though the number of cargoes received in the first half of 2024 showed an increase of almost 14 percent. China imported 5.62 million tonnes of LNG in June, or 83 cargoes, a decrease of almost 5.6 percent on the 5.96MT, or 88 cargoes, received in June 2023, according to data from the General Administration of Customs.
China’s network of 25 regasification terminals had imported 6.57MT of LNG in May 2024, an increase of 2.5 percent from the 6.41MT received in May 2023. During the period from January to June 2024, China received 38.05MT of cargo deliveries, an increase of around 13.8 percent on the 33.50MT of shipments delivered in the same six months of last year.
