Caribbean outperforms other markets in otherwise tepid week for the industry’s biggest crude tankers

US Gulf vessel supply tightens on delays, record production by US refineries and gasoline demand in South America

Bullish scenario of more tonne-miles is possible, but bunker prices are not low enough

According to Wood Mackenzie, burgeoning US liquefied natural gas supplies accounted for almost 7% of China’s LNG imports in March this year, and a recent Forbes article by Jude Clemente predicts significant growth for US LNG imports to China over the next few decades. Why? He cites factors such as: natural gas pricing, air pollution and the ongoing development of China’s economy. Clemente prophesises: “Just imagine the possibilities: if the Chinese ever consume like Americans, global gas demand would effectively double.”

To investigate further, Leah Kintheart asked several global energy thought leaders what they think LNG demand in China will look like in the short and long term and where they think US LNG might fit in.

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