China’s apparent demand for gas in December rose 14.1% year on year to a record high of 16.26 billion cu m, according to Platts calculations of recently released government data. China does not release consumption data on gas. Platts calculates apparent demand by taking into account domestic production and net imports of LNG and pipeline natural gas. The surge in apparent demand last month was due to record high LNG imports, which rose 33.3% year on year to 2.43 million mt, data released by the General Administration of Customs showed Wednesday. LNG supplies from Qatar hit a new high of 1.09 million mt last month, more than double volumes received in December 2012. Article continues below… Request a free trial of: International Gas Report International Gas Report International Gas Report is a biweekly report that intelligently analyzes what is happening in the natural gas […]