China's June Gas Output Up 5.6% on Year
China’s natural gas production during June was 12.18bn m3, up 5.6% year on year, according to statistics bureau data released July 16. However, production was slightly down month on month. In May, China produced 12.62bn m3 of natural gas.
During January-June, production was 77.5bn m3, a year on year increase of 4.6%. Chinese state-owned explorers have ramped up output to meet strong domestic demand. Last year, China's natural gas production was 147.42bn m³, up 8.5% year-on-year, according to statistics bureau data.
Strong demand has not only resulted in higher domestic output, but gas imports have also seen a sharp surge. China’s gas imports have been trending higher since the start of 2017. Last year, Chinese became world's second biggest LNG importer.