# China Cuts LNG Imports as Cheap Domestic Gas Undercuts Global Prices

> China has reduced spot LNG purchases as abundant domestic gas supplies and inventory releases have pushed local LNG prices below international benchmarks. The lower buying comes as Asian spot prices remain elevated amid disruption to Qatari exports and tight global supply.

- Date: 2026-11-09 · published 2026-11-09T09:09:11.275Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/89131-china-cuts-lng-imports-as-cheap-domestic-gas-undercuts-global-prices
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

Reduced Chinese demand frees LNG cargoes for other importers and can temper competition for spot supply, putting downward pressure on international prices. Continued supply disruption may offset that effect.

## Read by commodity

- NATGAS: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NATGAS | 2021-09-01 | [China's LNG import surge to cool in winter as high prices bite](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45735-china-s-lng-import-surge-to-cool-in-winter-as-high-prices-bite.md) | +9.9% | +28.7% |
| NATGAS | 2019-12-27 | [European LNG Imports Hit Record Levels as Global Market Shifts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55766-european-lng-imports-hit-record-levels-as-global-market-shifts.md) | -4.3% | -10.3% |
| NATGAS | 2020-05-13 | [Factbox: US gas markets see minimal upside from rising global LNG prices \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10445-factbox-us-gas-markets-see-minimal-upside-from-rising-global-lng-prices-s-and-p.md) | +10.6% | +5.1% |
| NATGAS | 2020-03-10 | [US LNG developers try to ride out market turmoil with China's door shut \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54313-us-lng-developers-try-to-ride-out-market-turmoil-with-china-s-door-shut-s-and-p.md) | +5.3% | -4.2% |
| NATGAS | 2024-10-24 | [Natural Gas Price Relief Prospects Shrinking as LNG Startups Delayed](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28056-natural-gas-price-relief-prospects-shrinking-as-lng-startups-delayed.md) | +13.9% | +29.0% |

## Sources

- oilprice.com: https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/China-Cuts-LNG-Imports-as-Cheap-Domestic-Gas-Undercuts-Global-Prices.html

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