China becomes world's second largest LNG importer, behind Japan

摘要

CHINA SURPASSED South Korea to become the worLd's second-Largest importer of Liquefied naturaL gas (LNG) in 2017, according to data from IHS Markit and officiaL Chinese government statistics. Chinese imports of LNG averaged five biLLion cubic feet per day (bcf/d) in 2017, exceeded onLy by Japanese imports of 11 bcf/d, reports Oil Voice.