China’s push to build out its coal-to-gas (CTG) industry will curb reliance on imported LNG. Targeted to reach 28 Bcm/year of synthetic gas production by 2030, Beijing’s CTG program equates to roughly 20 mtpa of pipeline‑quality gas that can substitute for imported LNG.
Beijing Gas Group has obtained the government's approval to construct a liquefied natural gas import terminal with huge storage tank capacity in the Nangang district of Tianjin city, giving the port of Tianjin three facilities to guarantee energy supply security to the Chinese capital.