China & UAE Reach 5-Year LNG Deal As US Trade War Intensifies

China Turns to Middle East LPG to Replace Tariff-Hit US Gas

(Bloomberg) — Chinese plastics plants that buy liquefied petroleum gas are turning to the Middle East to replace tariff-hit imports from the US, disrupting global flows and reviving moribund freight rates.

Trade war upends Chinese firms’ US gas contracts, plans: S&P Global

State-backed energy firms and private distributors may have to renegotiate long-term liquefied-natural-gas contracts, analysts say.

China & UAE Reach 5-Year LNG Deal As US Trade War Intensifies

China and the UAE have signed a 5-year liquefied natural gas (LNG) deal with the UAE as it bypasses US LNG amid a brewing trade war

China signs major LNG deals with UAE to replace US supply

Beijing imposed high levies on US-sourced LNG imports in response to Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs on Chinese exports

China slashes US commodities purchases as trade war intensifies

Among the worst affected were purchases of LNG and wheat, which both fell to zero in March. Read more at straitstimes.com.

China Stops Imports of US LNG Amid Trade War, Custom Data Shows

China’s purchases of US liquefied natural gas plunged to zero in March after a sharp decline in the previous two months, as the trade war between the two biggest economies alters shipping routes.