Preliminary data from the Directorate General of Customs shows that the country received 2.03 million tonnes of LNG in November.
This is a rise of 15 percent year-over-year compared to 1.76 million tonnes in November 2024.
November LNG imports were lower compared to 2.25 million tonnes of LNG in October.
During January-October of this year, Taiwan imported 21.69 million tonnes of LNG, a rise from 19.29 million tonnes in the same period in 2024, the data shows.
Taiwan paid $1.02 billion for LNG imports in November, the same as during the same month last year.
The data shows that most of the November LNG supplies came from Australia (700,721 t) and Qatar (588,602 t).
Australian volumes fell compared to 772,038 t in November 2024, while Qatari volumes rose compared to 296,777 t in November 2024.
Other LNG suppliers to Taiwan in November included the US (181,147 t), Papua New Guinea (150,184 t), Canada (72,761 t), Peru (72,167 t), Russia (70,056 t), Brunei (68,153 t), Indonesia (64,342 t), and Nigeria (60,363 t), the data shows.
CPC’s three LNG terminals
Taiwan currently imports LNG via two terminals operated by state-owned CPC.
CPC operates the Yung-An LNG terminal with a capacity of 10.5 mtpa and the Taichung LNG import terminal with a capacity of 6 mtpa. The firm is also expanding its Taichung LNG terminal.
In addition, CPC said in October it was nearing the launch of the Guantang LNG terminal, its third LNG import facility in Taiwan.
In April, Methane Rita Andrea’s AIS data provided by VeseselsValue showed that the LNG carrier was located at the Guantang LNG terminal, or Taoyuan LNG terminal.
The vessel delivered a cargo from Qatar to the facility.
CPC is also working on the Kaohsiung intercontinental LNG terminal and the Zhouji LNG terminal.
