Asia Pacific Production

Further gains in Chinese domestic production are anticipated during the second half of the year.

Chinese gas production rose to 12.2 bcm in June. This followed growth in May when output reached 12.7 bcm, up by 6.7% year on year. Production for the first half of the year is estimated to have risen to 77.5 bcm, up 4.6% compared with H1 2017. Output gains are expected to pick up during the second half of the year. Nevertheless, it will still represent an easing in growth compared...