High Hopes - Could China’s Slowing Diesel Demand Boost Use of U.S. LNG as a Transportation Fuel?

12/12/2024 12 min
High Hopes - Could China’s Slowing Diesel Demand Boost Use of U.S. LNG as a Transportation Fuel?

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China’s appetite for crude oil has been lower than expected this year, largely due to a slowing economy and the increased adoption of electric vehicles (EVs). And the U.S.’s #1 economic and geopolitical rival is in the midst of another transition that could further weaken crude oil demand: Heavy-duty trucking in China is increasingly being powered by LNG instead of diesel. In today’s RBN blog, we discuss the trend toward LNG-fueled trucking in China and what it could mean for LNG exporters in the U.S. 

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