Total and CNOOC sign natural gas deal
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In addition to this existing supply, the two parties have set a framework for an additional supply of 1 million tons a year of liquefied natural gas to further strengthen cooperation throughout the liquefied natural gas value chain between the two companies, according to CNOOC.
CNOOC is the largest LNG importer in China. The company imported 13.01 million tons of liquefied natural gas last year, accounting for 72 percent of the country's total imports, according to CNOOC.
As a pioneer of China's liquefied natural gas industry and the third-largest LNG importer in the world, CNOOC operates six LNG receiving terminals in Guangdong, Fujian, Zhejiang, Shanghai and Tianjin with additional terminals under construction. ■