China is now paying too much for LNG compared to pipeline delivery, says Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak "If we take it from an economic point of view, of course, for them it (LNG purchase - if) is much more expensive today given the shortage of gas, the lack of cheap energy resources. Consumers are overpaying because of shortages and rising prices, buying more expensive liquefied natural gas at longer logistics costs, and so on. So, of course, he told consumers about additional costs," he told consumers. Negotiations with China on new gas pipelines.