China consumed 27.22 Bcm of natural gas in November, up 4% year on year, the latest data from the National Development and Reform Commission showed. The year-on-year growth was much slower than that of 20.3% seen in November 2018, NDRC’s historical data showed. Over January-November, China consumed 273.5 Bcm of natural gas, up 9% year on year, NDRC data showed. Over the same period of 2018, China’s natural gas consumption grew 18.2% on year, the historical data showed. China’s natural gas consumption growth has been slowing over the past year, driven by a softer approach to coal-to-gas switching and weaker economic growth, S&P Global Platts reported earlier. Meanwhile, the November consumption figure was up 14.5% month on month, Platts calculation showed, which was attributed to stronger seasonal winter demand and the recovery of industrial consumption after […]