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China imported about 4.55 million tonnes of LNG in August. the highest since January.

PetroChina’s domestic crude oil production dropped by 1.3 percent in the first half of 2018.

South Korea in 2017 imported roughly 30% of its total supply from Qatar.

Qatar is looking to expand its LNG capacity to 100 million tonnes per year from 77 million tonnes per year currently.

Final investment decisions for new coal-fired plants have been declined for the second year in a row.

LNG is progressively taking a larger share in global gas trade. especially in Asia.

There is no immediate reason to expect lower crude oil demand growth in China and India.

Gas is increasing in demand as the Chinese government moves to replace coal to combat air pollution.

South Korea has been seeking to shift its focus from coal and nuclear energy to renewable energy to cope with worsening air pollution .

Close to 203 billion cubic meters of gas were burnt in the country in 2017.