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    China's March Gas Consumption Up

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Consumption grew 11.5% year-on-year.

by: Shardul Sharma

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China's March Gas Consumption Up

China’s natural gas consumption in March saw a robust growth as the country’s focus on tackling air pollution remained on track.

Asia’s biggest economy consumed 24.37bn m3 of natural gas last month, up 11.5% year-on-year, data published by the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) April 30 showed.

In March, China’s natural gas production was 15.1bn m3, an increase of 9.8% over the same period of last year, according to NDRC data.