Factbox: China's Incumbent and Upcoming LNG Traders
08.23.2023 By Tank Terminals - NEWS

August 23, 2023 [Reuters]- China’s liquefied natural (LNG) gas importers are starting up or expanding trading desks in London and Singapore to better manage their growing supply portfolios in an increasingly volatile global market that doubled in value last year.

 

Below is a list of China’s main gas traders and their operations globally, according to information from company sources and traders.

PetroChina International (PCI)

PCI, a unit of state-owned PetroChina , is China’s largest portfolio player of piped gas and LNG, with nearly 100 people including traders, origination and operations personnel, and market analysts staffing trading desks in Beijing, Singapore, London, Dubai and Houston.

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