Thailand imported 917,000t of LNG in April, down by 34pc from the previous month but up by 24pc on the year, according to GTT data.
- Australia lost its spot as the top LNG exporter to Thailand in April, with shipments falling by 86pc from the previous month.
- Brunei took over as largest LNG exporter to Thailand, after not exporting any LNG to the country since June 2024.
- Qatari and Malaysian exports to Thailand fell by 73pc and 60pc respectively from March.
- LNG exports from Nigeria, Oman and the US all rose considerably, but this was not enough to prevent the overall drop in volumes.
- Some new sources of LNG including from Singapore, Equatorial Guinea, Brunei and Papua New Guinea, similarly failed to prevent the drop in LNG import volumes in April.
| Thailand's LNG imports | 000t | |
| Country | April 2025 | March 2025 |
| LNG | ||
| Brunei | 203.2 | 0 |
| Malaysia | 128.2 | 323.4 |
| Qatar | 90.4 | 335.9 |
| US | 80 | 55.8 |
| Australia | 74.4 | 535.1 |
| Oman | 73 | 63.6 |
| Nigeria | 70.9 | 64.2 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 69.7 | 0 |
| Papua New Guinea | 67.1 | 0 |
| Singapore | 60.1 | 0 |
| Source: GTT | ||
