LNG

China likely imported a record 61 million tonnes of LNG during 2019, a 13.5 percent increase on the previous year and consolidating its position as the No. 2 importer after Japan and ahead of South Korea.

The European Commission, the executive arm of the 28-nation European Union, has opened an anti-trust investigation into liquefied natural gas agreements between Qatar Petroleum and European energy companies and utilities, at the likely instigation of Germany whose natural gas mostly comes from Russia by pipeline.