China courted by US, Qatar LNG push as politics trump demand

Thursday, 11 June 2026 09:29

China is the target of a charm offensive by both American and Qatari LNG exporters – yet politics, rather than China’s actual demand, is driving shipments, hence all US LNG cargoes were diverted last minute. Volumes in transit from both destinations are still dwarfed by Australian cargoes as well as sanctioned Russian ones; our Markets Editor Anja Karl investigates. 


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