U.S. Gas Sales to China Boom as Buyers Seek to Avoid Pinch
- China’s imports of U.S. LNG surge to record 407,325 tons
- Shipments rise as distributors seek to avoid gas shortage
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China’s imports of liquefied natural gas from the U.S. jumped last month as the country snatched up a record volume of the fuel to meet surging demand for heating and industrial use.
Shipments from the U.S. totaled 407,325 metric tons in November, up from nothing the same month a year earlier and 57 percent from October, placing one of the world’s newest LNG sellers as the third-biggest supplier to China, behind stalwarts Australia and Qatar.