*China imported 6.51mn tons of LNG in November, the second highest figure on record behind January’s 6.58mn tons and the first time ever that China has topped Japan (6.27mn tons) as the world’s top LNG importer on a monthly basis.

*Based on vessel tracking Refinitiv Eikon reckons that China pulled further ahead for December with a new record 7.2mn tons versus 6.6mn tons for Japan (see chart 1). (CONTINUED - 756 WORDS)