*China’s Q1 LNG imports at 15.3mn tons were up slightly on year ago volumes but well down on the quarterly record of 17.0mn tons seen in Q4 last year. Demand was already weak before the Covid-19 pandemic struck (MEES, 14 February)
*Australia continues to strengthen its lead as top supplier. Volumes of 6.90mn tons for Q1 are up 12.4% year-on-year, whilst distant number two Qatar saw volumes fall 7.5% to 2.34mn tons (see charts, MEES, 1 May and MEES, 1 May for full data). (CONTINUED - 317 WORDS)
