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China’s Natgas Supply to Remain High in 2024 Despite Demand Growth

NATURAL GAS

China’s natural gas supply is expected to remain high in 2024, amid rising domestic production and strong import volumes, according to OilChem.

  • LNG imports will come primarily from long-term contracts. From Q1-Q3 2023, 73.8% of China’s LNG imports came from long term supply, totalling 40.998m mt. 20% of China’s total LNG supply will come from contracts which started in 2023-2024.
  • The additional increase from new contracts starting in 2024 is 5.3m mt, lower than the 7.1m mt which came online in 2023.
  • It is also expected that 38 bcm will be pumped from Russia to China via pipeline in 2024, up 10 bcm.
  • Domestic production is also expected to rise around 5% per annum in 2024.
  • However, domestic consumption is set to fall around 5% from 2024-2026 amid higher natural gas prices, and weaker industrial and commercial gas consumption.

Source: OilChem

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