According to data released by China Customs on Saturday, in June165438+1October, the import volume of liquefied natural gas in China reached 4.06 million tons, up 53% year-on-year, reaching a record high. From June 5438+0 to June 5438+0 1, LNG imports increased by 48.4%, reaching 3310.3 million tons.
It is worth noting that China's domestic natural gas production in June 5438+065438+ 10 increased by 3% compared with the same period of last year, the highest since March.
From a monthly perspective, natural gas producers are still unable to fill the gap between supply and demand and curb price inflation. In just one month, the domestic price of liquefied natural gas soared from 4,000 yuan per ton to more than 10,000 yuan. According to the information released by Yulin Coal Trading Center, the highest receiving price of LNG on June 5438+February 65438+February 08 has risen to RMB 0.2 million per ton/kloc.
The price of liquefied natural gas in the international market has also risen sharply. The spot price of LNG in Singapore rose to US$ 65,438+00.26/million British thermal units last week, the highest level since June 2065,438+05, almost double the 5,654,38+0,465,438+0 at the beginning of June. This makes the spot price of LNG much higher than the LNG futures price linked to Brent crude oil price, and the current quotation is about $8/million British thermal units.