LNG

March 8 (LNGJ) - Chinese natural gas imports rose in February compared with a year ago, though they were lower versus the January 2019 imports, according to the General Administration of Customs. Total natural gas imports, including both liquefied natural gas and pipeline gas, amounted to 7.57 million tonnes in February, down from 9.81MT in January, though up 9.2 percent from a year earlier. LNG and pipeline natural imports for the first two months of 2019 reached 17.36MT, up 18.5 percent from a year ago.