# Cold snap drives China LNG imports to record in November | Business News - The Indian Express

> China's LNG imports rose 47 percent year on year in November to a record 2.66 million tonnes as a cold snap boosted heating demand. Japanese demand also helped push Asian spot LNG to new 2016 highs that week.

- Date: 2016-12-21 · published 2016-12-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/73642-cold-snap-drives-china-lng-imports-to-record-in-november-business-news-the
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

Record Chinese buying tightens the Asian spot market and supports LNG prices, though milder temperatures later in the month could limit further gains.

## Read by commodity

- NATGAS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NATGAS | 2022-02-01 | [Gas gap in Europe drives U.S. LNG exports to record high](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43318-gas-gap-in-europe-drives-u-s-lng-exports-to-record-high.md) | -16.7% | -14.2% |
| NATGAS | 2025-12-01 | [US LNG exports hit record high in November on cooler weather, strong output \| MarketScreener](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21693-us-lng-exports-hit-record-high-in-november-on-cooler-weather-strong-output.md) | +11.0% | -4.3% |
| NATGAS | 2021-12-14 | [Energy, corn, chips drive late surge in US exports to China — Panjiva](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14975-energy-corn-chips-drive-late-surge-in-us-exports-to-china-panjiva.md) | -1.2% | +7.3% |
| NATGAS | 2023-12-01 | [US November LNG exports approach record levels amid higher output \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32894-us-november-lng-exports-approach-record-levels-amid-higher-output-reuters.md) | -8.1% | -8.3% |
| NATGAS | 2020-10-20 | [U.S. natgas jump to 20-month high on rising LNG exports, cold weather](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7677-u-s-natgas-jump-to-20-month-high-on-rising-lng-exports-cold-weather.md) | +21.5% | +4.8% |

## Sources

- indianexpress.com: https://indianexpress.com/article/business/commodities/cold-snap-drives-china-lng-imports-to-record-in-november-4438176/

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