Highlights Pipeline imports at record high, Russian imports to rise LNG importers seek safety via strip tenders Focus on gas supply security during Winter Olympics China, the world’s largest natural gas consumer, has been shoring up gas supply for the coming 2021-2022 winter-spring heating season, in a bid to prevent a supply shortage similar to the one it experienced in the previous winter. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now This includes stepping up pipeline natural gas imports, boosting domestic gas production levels, asking its top national oil and gas companies to step up procurement, shifting its LNG purchase strategy away from volatile spot markets and boosting supply of alternative generation fuels like coal in the coming months. China’s natural gas demand-supply balance this winter will be a contingent on several factors, including the pace of its economic activity, new COVID-19 outbreaks, decarbonization and […]