South Korea, the world’s second-largest buyer of LNG, imported 3.98 million tonnes of LNG in January, up 38% from the same month in 2012, customs data showed.
The country imported 4.3 million tonnes of LNG in December.
South Korea paid $3.07 billion for the LNG imported in January, compared with $1.99 billion a year earlier.
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LNG World News Staff, February 15, 2013; Image: KOGAS