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China Ramping Up LNG Buying in Anticipation of Summer Heat

Bloomberg.com · last updated

China’s imports of liquefied natural gas are surging as the nation steps up purchases to cope with rising electricity consumption over the hotter summer months.

The country’s 30-day moving average for deliveries has jumped to 178,000 tons a day, the highest since early February, before the start of the war in the Middle East. Volumes, which have been rising since mid-April, are approaching the five-year seasonal average.