China’s natural gas imports, comprising LNG and pipeline gas, rose 26.8% year on year to 9.81 million mt — the equivalent of 13.53 Bcm — in January, preliminary data from the General Administration of Customs showed Thursday. Now January gas imports were also up by 6.2% from 9.23 million mt, or 12.73 Bcm, in December, according to the customs data. In 2018, China imported 90.39 million mt, or 124.7 Bcm, of natural gas, up 31.9% year on year, largely driven by growing LNG imports. –Staff, newsdesk@spglobal.com –Edited by Ikhhlaq Singh Aujla, ikhhlaq.singh.aujla@spglobal.com