Private gas distributor Bestsun Energy has signed an agreement with local authorities at Suizhong county in north-east China’s Liaoning province to build a liquefied natural gas terminal, though industry officials are not optimistic about the project being approved by central authorities, writes Xu Yihe.

Under the agreement signed in late January, Beijing-based Bestsun committed to invest 3.5 billion yuan ($522 million) over the next 2.5