Asia's soaring gas demand opens the way for new LNG projects
Market set to remain relatively tight for 2018, with delays at several export projects
Nusa Dua, Indonesia
SOARING gas demand from China, India and South-east Asia is soaking up an LNG supply glut previously expected to last for years, opening opportunity for new production from East Africa to North America that had been deemed part of the overhang.
Global liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports have risen 40 per cent since 2015, to almost 40 billion cubic metres (bcm) a month. Growth accelerated in 2017, with imports up by a fifth, largely due to China, but also South Korea and Japan.
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