Soaring Prices Set to Crash China’s LNG Imports to 8-Year Low
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Surging LNG prices amid the war in the Middle East are set to lead to the lowest monthly LNG imports into China in eight years as Qatari and UAE supply is off the market and Chinese buyers look to raise supply from domestic gas production and pipeline deliveries. China is on track to import about 3.7 million tons of LNG in March, per tanker-tracking data by Kpler cited by Bloomberg. That would be the lowest monthly import level in the world’s top LNG importer since the spring of 2018, as well as a 25% slump compared to March 2025, according…
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Original article published by OilPrice.com on March 27, 2026. Analysis and insights provided by AnalystMarkets AI.
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