China will boost LNG imports

China will import more liquefied natural gas (LNG) to compensate for supply shortages, Zhang Guobao, head of China’s National Energy Administration, said Sunday. Accompanying this increase in imports would be an expansion of LNG terminals, pipelines, and storage facilities in coastal areas. China’s LNG imports in 2009 made up nearly 6% of total annual gas consumption.

China already imports gas from Malaysia, Qatar, Papua New Guinea, Australia and Indonesia, but there h...

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