# China offers to buy more Papua New Guinea gas after Taiwan cuts purchases

> China committed to increasing LNG imports from Papua New Guinea after Taiwan said it had stopped spot-market purchases from the country. Taiwan’s sourcing shift followed the forced closure of its office in Port Moresby.

- Date: 2026-11-11 · published 2026-11-11T15:13:32.423Z
- Category: trade · region Papua New Guinea · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/93698-china-offers-to-buy-more-papua-new-guinea-gas-after-taiwan-cuts-purchases
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

The change redirects PNG LNG toward China, potentially replacing some lost Taiwanese demand without establishing a change in overall supply. No clear feed-commodity price effect is indicated.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NATGAS | 2018-01-01 | [China Winter Gas Binge Pushes It Toward No. 2 LNG Buyer Spot](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67657-china-winter-gas-binge-pushes-it-toward-no-2-lng-buyer-spot.md) | -13.3% | +2.7% |
| NATGAS | 2019-04-03 | [U.S. LNG producers offer alternative pricing to woo buyers - Energy News, Top Headlines, Commentaries, Features & Events - EnergyNow.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59778-u-s-lng-producers-offer-alternative-pricing-to-woo-buyers-energy-news-top.md) | -0.6% | -4.3% |
| NATGAS | 2019-12-26 | [Energy bills for millions of households to fall after gas prices halve \| Energy industry \| The Guardian](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7849-energy-bills-for-millions-of-households-to-fall-after-gas-prices-halve-energy.md) | -2.6% | -11.2% |
| NATGAS | 2016-12-21 | [Cold snap drives China LNG imports to record in November \| Business News - The Indian Express](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73642-cold-snap-drives-china-lng-imports-to-record-in-november-business-news-the.md) | +12.2% | +2.0% |
| NATGAS | 2021-02-04 | [Analysis: LNG buyers mull tactical changes to procurement plans after winter disruptions - Supply Chain Council of European Union \| Scceu.org](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48845-analysis-lng-buyers-mull-tactical-changes-to-procurement-plans-after-winter.md) | +14.2% | -4.5% |

## Sources

- asia.nikkei.com: https://asia.nikkei.com/politics/international-relations/china-offers-to-buy-more-papua-new-guinea-gas-after-taiwan-cuts-purchases

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