Cnooc to hike LNG imports in green move

Company plans 30 million tons of annual purchases by 2020

BEIJING - China's largest offshore oil producer Cnooc plans to nearly double its annual imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) by 2020, company President Fu Chengyu said on Friday.

The company is expected to import 30 million tons of LNG in 2020, said Fu. The company is expected to import 16 million tons of LNG this year.