U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) yesterday reported about the expansion of global trade in LNG. EIA quoted the International Association of Liquefied Natural Gas Importers (GIIGNL) as reporting a 10 percent increase from 2016 and the largest annual volume increase on record in LNG trade. Japan remained the largest LNG importer in 2017, followed by China. Australia and US were among the countries with the largest increments.