U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross has indicated the phase 1 U.S.-China trade deal could include commitments from China to buy more liquefied natural gas (LNG). There’s been a 65.3% surge in U.S. exports of LNG in September compared to a year earlier due to the opening of Freeport LNG’s new terminal. The expansion in exports has headed mainly to the EU, which saw a 7x rise in imports from the U.S. in 3Q versus a year earlier, leaving it accounted for 30.6% of the total. If Chinese imports from the U.S. returned to their previous peak of the 12 months to May 2018 that could add 8.2% to U...
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