China's Natural Gas Production Surged in First Half of 2024

China’s natural gas production increased by 6% in the first half of the year compared to the same period a year earlier as state companies are boosting domestic output with new field start-ups.  Chinese natural gas production stood at 123.6 billion cubic meters (bcm) in January to June, up by 6% year-over-year, per data by China’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) released on Monday.  In June alone, China’s natural gas production jumped by 9.6% compared to the same month of 2023, according to the official…