EU methane regulation and its implications for global LNG trade
February 4, 2026
The trade war has put China’s imports of US LNG on hold. China began purchasing LNG from the United States in 2016, the year the United States started exporting LNG from the lower 48 states. After peaking at 506,485 tons in January 2018, China’s purchases of US LNG plunged to zero in September 2018. Source: Erica Downs, CGEP
