Chinese Buyers Looking at US LNG Deals, Says Cheniere

Buyers from China are looking at long term LNG supplies from US firm Cheniere Energy, news agency Reuters quoted a company official as saying.

At the moment, no Chinese company has inked any LNG deal with US firm.

"There's a lot of interest from Chinese buyers for long-term LNG volume, especially for 2020 onwards," said Nicolas Zanen, Vice President for Asia at Cheniere Marketing Pte Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Cheniere Energy Inc, reported Reuters.

Cheniere is set to become the first US LNG exporter, with shipments to start by the end of this year.

Zanen, who was speaking on the sidelines of the Asia Oil and Gas Conference in Kuala Lumpur, stated that he would not be surprised if in the future the company is delivering LNG to China.