Asia’s LNG Imports Are Surging but Will Still Fall Short of U.S. Trade Pledges

Asia’s liquefied natural gas imports are set to reach the second-highest on record in October, but even these elevated volumes will not be near enough to meet the pledges of North Asian countries to buy American LNG and energy under the trade deals.   Asia is set to import as much as 3.61 million tons of U.S. LNG in October, according to Kpler estimates reported by Reuters columnist Clyde Russell. The October import volumes, if they materialize, would mark the second-biggest monthly Asian imports, only behind the 3.75 million tons of…