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China’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports have continued to increase and are above 2019 levels year-to-date as spot prices in the region have plummeted, U.S. import tariffs have been waived and industrial demand recovers from the pandemic.

U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) deliveries to China are steadily increasing following a preliminary agreement earlier this year to ease trade tensions, but the deal is now seen in jeopardy given the economic impacts of Covid-19 and the pandemic’s role in souring diplomatic relations between the countries.

A vessel carrying U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) arrived in China on Monday for the first time since March 2019 as trade restrictions between the two countries have eased.

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At least four LNG tankers are carrying U.S. cargoes to China for the first time in more than a year.

At least four LNG tankers are carrying U.S. cargoes to China for the first time in more than a year.

Uncertainty continues to mount across the global natural gas market with key buyers from Europe to South Asia sidelined by measures to slow the coronavirus, raising questions about how suppliers across the world will respond to the possibility of an extended downturn in demand as inventories fill.

Uncertainty continues to mount across the global natural gas market with key buyers from Europe to South Asia sidelined by measures to slow the coronavirus, raising questions about how suppliers across the world will respond to the possibility of an extended downturn in demand as inventories fill.

Drastic measures being taken by governments in Europe to stop the spread of the coronavirus are likely to impact natural gas consumption on the continent, which has been a major destination for liquefied natural gas (LNG) supplies, particularly those exported from the United States.