LNG

Chinese liquefied natural gas imports rose in August by 50 percent compared with the same month a year ago as the growth in shipments was matched by more coal-fired power use to supply electricity to the main cities during the hotter summer weather.

China took its liquefied natural gas terminal network to 19 as two more facilities were formally brought into service in August at Zhoushan in the eastern Zhejiang province and at Dapeng New District in the southern province of Guangdong.