Asia Pacific Price trends

LNG prices made gains in Northeast Asia at the start of 2018.

The average price of LNG entering Japan rose by 16% on an annual basis in January, to $8.6/MMBtu, representing the highest average monthly price since last May. South Korean LNG import prices were up by 9.6% year on year in January, to $8.7/MMBtu – a high not seen since December 2015. However, the greatest gains were seen in China, where the average LNG import price rose by 19.6% year on year, to $8.4/MMBtu. This...