China's June Gas Imports Rise 31% on Year

China imported 7.3mn metric tons of natural gas (pipeline and LNG) in June, up 31% year on year, customs data showed July 13.

In the first six months of 2018, China imported 42.08mn mt of gas, up 35.4% compared with the same period of 2017.

China’s gas imports have been trending higher since the start of 2017 as the government pushed households and industries to switch from coal to gas. During full year 2017, Chinese gas imports totalled 68.57mn mt, up 27% year on year. That included record Chinese LNG imports of 38.13mn mt, up more than 46%.