*Thailand’s LNG imports rose 9% to just over 3mn tons for the first half of 2019, putting the country on track to top 2019’s annual record of 5.1mn tons (MEES, 31 January).

*Qatar remained number one supplier for 1H 2020 as a whole: at 920,000 tons volumes were up fractionally year-on-year. But Qatar has rapidly been losing market share. From 60% in 2017, Qatar’s share fell to 46% in 2018, 38% in 2019 and 31% in 1H 2020. And it was just 23.4% for Q2, the second lowest quarterly figure since 2013. (CONTINUED - 224 WORDS)