Private sector ENN Group plans to contribute to China's energy security by ensuring import of up to 2 million metric tons of liquefied natural gas per year.

Ma Shenyuan, vice-president of the group, told China Daily, "ENN will nail certain LNG supply agreements by the end of this year with an expected capacity of up to 2 million metric tons annually as a start, and gradually increase the volume according to market conditions."

ENN is the first Chinese private company authorized by the central government to build and operate an LNG import facility.