*In sharp contrast to other key Asian LNG importers Japan (down 3% at 50.0mn tons for 8M 2022), China (down 22% at 40.9mn tons) and India (down 14% at 14.4mn tons), Taiwan’s LNG imports remain firm.

*Indeed, with Taiwan importing 15.21mn tons for the first nine months of 2022, up 5% year-on-year, it is on track to smash the annual import record of 19.25mn tons set last year. Q3 saw imports of 5.25mn tons, the highest ever quarterly figure (see chart). (CONTINUED - 276 WORDS)