CommoditiesChina locks in record long-term LNG deals to bolster energy security
U.S., Qatar and Russia top sellers to world's largest importer
An LNG tanker leaves PetroChina's terminal in Dalian, China. In addition to the top state-owned energy groups, companies tied to regional governments or in the private sector are inking more deals with overseas suppliers. © Reuters
HIROFUMI MATSUO, Nikkei senior staff writer
TOKYO -- As global competition for liquefied natural gas intensifies in response to the Ukraine war, China is increasingly turning to long-term contracts of a decade or more to ensure the country's growing needs will continue to be met years into the future.