The UK is being forced to increase LNG imports after a 10% annual production drop sent output to a 50-year low Britain faces a drop in domestic gas production this winter, making it increasingly reliant on imports to keep homes warm and power plants running, the Financial Times reported on Thursday, citing the country’s national gas grid operator.   National Gas UK forecasts that the UK will receive 6% less gas from its domestic offshore fields this winter than last. This will be offset by a 7%