Go to the media bank Liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage tanks at Jiangsu Rudong port in China. File photoBEIJING, Oct 24China cut its oil and natural gas imports by 4.3 percent and 9.5 percent, respectively, in the first three quarters of 2022, according to data from China's General Administration of Customs .From January to September, 370.406 million tons of oil arrived in the country from abroad. It cost China $272.460 billion, up 47 percent more than in the same period last year. Separately, in September, the republic imported 40.242 million tons of oil worth $37.04 billion. gas for the first three quarters amounted to 81.163 million tons, which cost 49.67 billion dollars. This is 43.9 percent more than last year. Separately, in September, China imported 10.14 million tons of gas worth $7.28 billion. In addition, during the reporting period, coal imports amounted to 200.92 million tons, thus decreasing by 12.7 percent. At the same time, 23.018 billion dollars were spent, which is 43.3 percent more in annual terms. Over the past year, China imported 512.98 million tons of oil, 121.356 million tons of natural gas and 323.21 million tons of coal.
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