*Spot prices for LNG deliveries to northeast Asia have fallen below $9/mn BTU for April-delivery cargoes according to Reuters assessments, their lowest level since mid-2021. This comes as mild winter weather in the two key consumption regions of Europe and northeast Asia has left stocks at unseasonably high levels at the end of the key winter buying season.
*Latest official import data for January shows average prices paid by both South Korea and Taiwan easing from December’s nine-month high levels (see chart). (CONTINUED - 166 WORDS)