Investment 'welcome' in oil and gas

Official: LNG terminals, pipelines among projects to be opened further

The government will encourage private-sector investment in liquefied natural gas terminals and oil and gas storage and distribution facilities, a senior official at the National Energy Administration said on Thursday.

Liu Deshun, director-general of the department of oil and gas at the nation's top energy planner, said that there is "huge potential" for growth in infrastructure for oil and gas storage and distribution.