TABLE-S.Korea's May LNG imports rise by 7.2% y/y

SEOUL, June 17 (Reuters) - South Korea's imports of liquefied natural gas rose by 7.2% to 2.97 million tonnes in May from a year earlier, according to customs data showed on Saturday. Details of total imports in May are as follows: (In tonnes/ in $mmBtu) May 2019 May 2018 Qatar 822,481/ $11.22 876,403/ $10.83 Australia 573,510/ $ 8.54 430,156/ $ 9.73 Oman 363,360/ $10.91 241,055/ $11.44 Russia 263,058/ $ 8.57 192,158/ $10.03 United States 248,883/ $ 6.72 337,986/ $ 8.22 Indonesia 237,637/ $ 6.66 315,823/ $ 7.32 Malaysia 181,521/ $ 7.66 180,853/ $ 9.52 Peru 149,837/ $ 8.94 199,265/ $10.45 Brunei 133,218/ $ 9.57 - TOTAL 2,973,504/ $ 9.28 2,773,699/ $ 9.83 Details of South Korea's LNG imports in January-May 2019 are as follows: (In tonnes/ in $mmBtu) January-May 2019 January-May 2018 Qatar 5,410,633/ $11.99 6,191,017/ $ 9.60 Australia 2,465,228/ $10.23 2,987,329/ $ 9.93 United States 1,963,934/ $ 9.15 2,003,866/ $ 9.02 Malaysia 1,913,666/ $ 9.09 1,469,414/ $ 8.80 Oman 1,808,396/ $12.46 1,795,363/ $10.12 Russia 1,030,655/ $10.02 1,021,895/ $ 9.15 Indonesia 896,155/ $ 7.80 1,501,765/ $ 7.78 Peru 555,121/ $10.02 627,477/ $10.18 Brunei 318,501/ $ 9.10 323,365/ $ 8.93 Nigeria 139,550/ $11.09 132,120/ $ 8.01 Equatorial Guinea 68,486/ $ 7.00 63,327/ $ 7.51 United Arab Emirates 61,388/ $10.82 - Papua New Guinea 60,009/ $ 6.37 - France - 247,187/ $10.75 Netherlands - 132,182/ $10.27 Angola - 129,639/ $ 9.92 Spain - 68,488/ $11.26 Trinidad Tobago - 64,630/ $ 9.91 Norway - 64,063/ $11.66 Egypt - 63,183/ $11.16 United Kingdom - 56,523/ $11.17 TOTAL 16,691,722/ $10.59 18,942,831/ $ 9.44 (Reporting By Jane Chung, Joori Roh)