Taiwan Halts $800 Million in Spot LNG Buys From Papua New Guinea

Taiwan tests economic leverage after Papua New Guinea closes representative office

Analysts say liquefied natural gas review reflects a gradual shift, though Taipei’s leverage remains limited.

Taiwan Halts $800 Million in Spot LNG Buys From Papua New Guinea

Taiwan has suspended approximately 500,000 metric tons of liquefied natural gas purchases from Papua New Guinea every six months, removing roughly $800 million of spot-market demand after Port Moresby ordered the closure of Taipei’s representative office. The decision leaves Taiwan’s long-term LNG supply contract untouched. Taipei will continue importing 1.2 million metric tons of PNG LNG annually through 2030, preserving a supply agreement that…

Taiwan to stop buying PNG gas on spot market over 'One China' spat

Taiwan suspends some liquefied natural gas purchases from Papua New Guinea as part of an escalating diplomatic dispute over the future of its representative office in Port Moresby.

Taiwan suspends LNG from PNG over office closure

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) yesterday said it has temporarily suspended spot market purchases of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Papua New Guinea (PNG) after the country’s foreign minister earlier this month unilaterally announced that Taiwan’s representative office there would be closed

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Diplomatic spat sees CPC halt spot LNG purchases from Papua New Guinea

Taipei, July 28 (CNA) State-owned CPC Corp., Taiwan will suspend spot purchases of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Papua New Guinea (PNG) in response to plans to close Taiwan's representative office there, a senior Taiwanese diplomat said Tuesday.