Pavilion Energy Trading & Supply Pte. Ltd. has inked a term deal to supply liquefied natural gas (LNG) to China’s Zhejiang Hangjiaxin Clean Energy Co. Ltd. beginning in 2023.

The small-scale LNG deal is the latest in a series of both large and small supply agreements signed this year as China’s thirst for natural gas has continued increasing. Pavilion said it would supply 0.5 million metric tons/year (mmty) of LNG from its portfolio for an unspecified period to Hangjiaxin’s 1 mmty Jiaxing LNG import terminal in Zhejiang province in eastern China. 

Hangjiaxin is a joint venture between city gas distributors Jiaxing Gas and Hangzhous Gas.

Pavilion’s interim CEO said the deal reinforces the firm’s “commitment to enhance Singapore’s position as a regional LNG hub...