China, the worlds second-largest importer of LNG, is continuing to boost its imports of the chilled fuel and has reached a new record high as it is pursuing its strategy for cleaner air. China imported 5.99 million tonnes f LNG in November,

An LNG carrier from Qatar berths at a receiving station in Jiangsu province. Typically, the carrier unloads 260,000 cubic meters of liquefied natural gas at the wharf. [Photo by Xu Congjun/For China Daily] China plans to gather more resourc

The global LNG carrier orderbook is on course to meet LNG production volumes in 2022, according to a new outlook published by Wells Fargo Securities. The LNG orderbook accounted for 23% of the global order book as of last month and the 57 L

The worlds largest LNG bunker supply vessel, the 7,500 cu.m Kairos, has started operations in Northwest Europe on charter from Babcock Schulte Energy to Blue LNG, a joint venture of Hamburg based LNG supplier Nauticor, with a 90% share, and

CNOOC Gas Power, a unit of China National Offshore Oil Corp, said on December 12 its daily supply of natural gas had surpassed 200 million cubic meters for the first time as temperatures plummeted in northern China. CNOOC sent 205 million c

A ceremony celebrating the completion of the Yamal Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) project, a major energy cooperation project between China and Russia, was held Tuesday in Russias Sabetta sea port, marking a new phase of the two countries ener

State-controlled oil and gas producer PetroChina has officially started construction works on the third phase of the expansion project at its Rudong LNG import terminal in Jiangsu province. The third phase which started on November 26 inclu

Chinas liquefied natural gas (LNG) price inched up 0.1% to 4,486.8 yuan/t ($655.9/t) averagely over November 21-30 compared with mid-November, showed data from National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on December 4. Relatively relaxed supply-dem

Inflated spot charter rates for LNG tankers are easing as more ships becoming available, which could help increase LNG trade if Asian demand rises in coming months. Charter rates usually follow the price of LNG, which has fallen since Septe

Chinas efforts to secure a stable supply of natural gas during the coming winter have pushed the market players to explore new avenues of supply. In a new attempt to alleviate gas shortages in the North, Chinas National Development and Refo

Major LNG pipe networks of the top three state-owned Chinese oil firms have been interconnected in Binhai New Area in Tianjin city of north China, helping ease gas shortage in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region during winter heating season, local

China, the worlds second-largest importer of LNG, is continuing to boost its imports of the chilled fuel and has reached a new record high as it is pursuing its strategy for cleaner air. China imported 41.6 million tonnes in the January-Oct

Taiwans state-owned CPC Corporation said on Monday it received its first cargo of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the Inpex-operated Ichthys project in Australia. LNG carrier Pacific Breeze, that previously loaded a cargo at the Ichthys pl

Taiwan imported 13.03 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in the first nine months of this year, up 3.7 percent from the same period in the year before, according to the customs data. During the month of September, Taiwan imported

International shipping association BIMCO is planning to develop new gas-related contracts in Asia in an effort to further increase the involvement of its Asian members. The two contracts are the liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunker purchase c