China’s LNG Slowdown Is Set to Reshape the Global Gas Trade

China’s demand for liquefied natural gas is on course for yet another annual decline this year, estimates from BloombergNEF suggest. The outlet expects Chinese LNG demand to be 5% weaker this year than last, at 73 million tons. Such a development would dethrone China as the largest LNG importer in the world, with the dubious import-dependence crown going to Japan. The BloombergNEF forecast follows reports earlier this week that revealed China’s LNG imports have been on the decline for 13 months straight. ...