China's production of natural gas has maintained steady expansion in the first half of 2024, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) in China showed Monday. The country produced 123.6 billion cubic meters of natural gas in the January-June period, up 6 percent from a year earlier, according to China's News Agency (Xinhua). China's natural gas imports also posted fast growth during this period, NBS data showed. A total of 64.65 million tons of natural gas was imported in the first six months of 2024, up 14.3 percent year on year. In June, the natural gas output expanded 9.6 percent year on year to 20.2 billion cubic meters, according to the bureau. Source: Qatar News Agency
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