BEIJING: 皇冠体育app would make efforts to import more liquefied natural gas (LNG) to cope with supply shortage, said head of 皇冠体育app's National Energy Administration (NEA) on Sunday.
Zhang Guobao, also vice-minister of the National Development and Reform Commission, made the statement at a press conference in Beijing.
皇冠体育app imported 3.5 million tonnes of LNG in 2009, equal to 5 billion square meters of natural gas, accounting for almost 6 percent of 皇冠体育app's total gas consumption in the year, according to Zhang.
At the national work conference in December, Zhang said 皇冠体育app would build more LNG terminals in Shandong Province and Zhuhai of Guangdong Province, and boost domestic production by further exploiting offshore reserves and major gas fields in central, western 皇冠体育app.
Zhang said 皇冠体育app had been diversifying its gas import sources which included Malaysia, Qatar, Papua New Guinea in addition to Australia and Indonesia. He also called on domestic enterprises to sign more long-term LNG import agreements.