Qatargas agrees on 22-year LNG supply deal with China
DUBAI, (Reuters) - Qatargas said it had agreed on a 22-year deal with PetroChina International Co, a unit of PetroChina Co, to supply China with around 3.4 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) annually, as the nation stepped up efforts to combat air pollution.
The Qatari state-owned company will supply LNG from the Qatargas 2 project - a venture between Qatar Petroleum, Exxon Mobil Corp and Total - to receiving terminals across China, with the first cargo to be delivered this month.
The deal allows flexibility in delivering LNG to Chinese terminals including those in Dalian, Jiangsu, Tangshan and Shenzhen, using the Qatargas fleet of 70 conventional, Q-Flex and Q-Max vessels, the company said.
China requires LNG for its push to replace coal with cleaner burning natural gas, a way to reduce air pollution. After Beijing started the programme last year, China has overtaken South Korea as the world's second-biggest buyer of LNG.
China's LNG imports may surge 70 percent to 65 million tonnes by 2020, according to consultancy SIA Energy. Last year, China imported a record 38.1 million tonnes, 46 percent more than the previous year.
Meanwhile Qatar, the world's biggest LNG producer, is seeking buyers for a planned expansion of its output. (Reporting by Andrew Torchia, Editing by Sherry Jacob-Phillips)
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