China's 2007 LNG Imports May Rise Fourfold as Power Plants Increase Usage

(Bloomberg) -- China, the world's second-biggest
energy user, may increase liquefied natural gas imports from
Australia fourfold this year as power plants use gas to generate
electricity to cut pollution, an official said.

Guangdong Dapeng LNG Co., China's only LNG import terminal,
may import 2.6 million metric tons of the fuel this year,
compared with 687,533 tons in 2006, said an official from the
plant, asking not to be named because of company policy. China
National Offshore Oil Corp. and BP Plc own the terminal.


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