Tuesday, 26 June 2007

China Cuts May LNG Imports During Shutdown at Australia's North West Shelf

(Bloomberg) -- China slashed liquefied natural gas
imports last month after Australia's North West Shelf LNG
project, the main supplier, shut a plant for maintenance.

Shipments to China's only terminal in Guangdong province
dropped to 119,183 metric tons in May from 301,960 tons in April,
according to the Beijing-based Customs General Administration of
China. The plant, which has capacity to process about 275,000
tons a month, cut imports as the Australian venture closed about
one-fifth of its capacity in May.


Read more at Bloomberg Energy News

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