BP plc has started to link downstream customers in China with liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports, creating a fully integrated supply chain in a country that continues to lead the world in energy consumption growth. 

The first LNG cargo delivered under BP’s new terminal usage agreement arrived over the weekend at the Guangdong Dapeng LNG Co. Ltd. (GDLNG) import facility in Shenzhen. Under the agreement, the London-based supermajor has 600,000 metric tons/year (mty) of tolling regasification capacity at GDLNG, where it holds a 30% interest. 

The cargo arrived after separate deals were signed last year with utilities ENN Group and Foran Energy to supply each company with 300,000 mty of pipeline gas from the import terminal for two years beginning in 2021. 

BP was the first...