Geostrategic Daily

The China-Global South Project · 15 September 2026

LNG Demand in China and India Expected to Recover When Mideast War Ends

The article reports that LNG demand in China and India is expected to rebound once the Middle East conflict ends. Qatar has agreed to supply three million tonnes of gas per year to China in a deal with Shell, according to Qatar's state energy company.

Why it matters: This matters for the briefing's theme of energy, as the recovery of LNG demand in China and India will affect global gas trade.

supply chain risk · great power rivalry

Record

Source
The China-Global South Project (tier 1)
Published
15 September 2026
Link
https://chinaglobalsouth.com/2026/09/15/china-india-lng-demand-middle-east-war/
Content depth
full
Regions
asia-pacific, europe-eurasia-mena, sub-saharan-africa
Subregions
china, south-asia, gulf, east-africa-horn
Actors
Qatar, China, Shell, Saudi Arabia, US
Edition
2026-09-16

Grounding

Verbatim spans from the source text that support the summary above.

LNG demand in China and India expected to rebound once the Middle East supply crunc
Qatar has agreed to supply three million tonnes of gas a year to China
the emirate’s state energy company said on Monday