Zhang said that the Secretary for National Energy Board, in order to alleviate the "gas shortage", the state will seek to import more liquefied natural gas (LNG), and in coastal areas to accelerate the construction of liquefied natural gas receiving terminals, gas pipelines and storage facilities.
    China Broadcast Network February 7 news, the National Development and Reform Commission deputy director of the National Energy Secretary Zhang told reporters on the 7th, in order to alleviate the "gas shortage" to solve the problem of insufficient domestic supply of natural gas, the state will seek to import more more liquefied natural gas (LNG), and in coastal areas to accelerate the construction of liquefied natural gas receiving terminals, gas pipelines and storage facilities.
    Zhang attended the China State Shipbuilding Corporation was held in Beijing, when the liquefied natural gas ship conference, told reporters that in 2009 China imported about 350 million tons of liquefied natural gas, equivalent to 500 million cubic meters of natural gas, equivalent to the total gas consumption in the country last year, 85 billion cubic meters of nearly 6%. Imported liquefied natural gas for domestic natural gas supply played a complementary role, but also played a role in regulating natural gas supplies peak and valley.
    At present, China has been in Guangdong, Shenzhen, Putian, Fujian, and Shanghai set up LNG receiving terminal project. Mr Zhang said at a meeting a few days ago a national energy this year, in Zhuhai, Guangdong, Shandong and other places to build liquefied natural gas receiving terminal; further development of the central and western parts of the main gas fields, as well as offshore natural gas reserves to accelerate the increase in domestic natural gas production.
    Mr Zhang told reporters that the current source of liquefied natural gas import diversification. In addition to Australia, Indonesia, as well as Malaysia, Qatar and Papua New Guinea and other countries. He hoped that the relevant domestic enterprises to seize the current excess supply of liquefied natural gas, international markets, the timing of the signing of more imports of liquefied natural gas, long-term agreements. (Where Ling)