China May Gas Imports Down on Month

China’s natural gas imports (pipeline and LNG) in May were down month-on-month, according to customs department data published June 6.

Asia’s biggest economy imported 7.56mn metric tons of gas last month compared with 7.65mn mt in April, the customs department data showed.

Cumulative imports during the first five months were 39.4mn mt, up 13.4% compared with the same period of previous year, according to the data.