China Stops Buying U.S. LNG
- China has not received any LNG from the U.S. For 40 days due to tariff exchanges that started under Trump.
- Chinese LNG buyers are reselling cargoes to Europe instead of pursuing new long-term contracts with the U.S., seeking deals with Middle Eastern and Asia Pacific producers.
- Kpler revised down Chinese LNG demand due to lower imports in February, while predicting that European gas demand will rise as the region comes out of winter.
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China Stops Buying U.S. LNG
China has not received a single cargo of U.S. liquefied natural gas in 40 days and there are currently no LNG tankers en route to the country, Bloomberg has reported, citing data it compiled from ship-tracking information providers and energy analytics provider Kpler. The purchase freeze was the result of the tariff exchange that President Donald Trump started as soon as he took office, by slapping an additional 10% tariff on all Chinese imports…
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