*Asian spot LNG prices averaged just under $32/mn BTU for the freshly-completed December trading month, level with November’s record high prices, according to Reuters assessments.
*Whilst average import prices for key Asian buyers remain little more than a third of spot levels, these are also edging higher. Korean importers paid an average of $13.31/mn BTU for October imports, the highest since March 2015, whilst the $12.36/mn BTU paid by Taiwan was the highest since December 2014. (CONTINUED - 218 WORDS)
