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Having displaced Japan as the world’s most significant LNG buyer in 1H 2023, Chinese LNG import capacity is set to continue its expansion with the scheduled start-up of the 6mtpa…
Vietnam received its inaugural LNG cargo at the new Thi Vai LNG terminal at Vung Tau Port on Monday last week and has thus emerged as Southeast Asia’s latest LNG…
Free ReadFollowing a vote in favour of further LNG capacity expansion offshore the Baltic Island of Rügen by the German Bundestag, the island’s residents and local pressure groups have announced legal…
The Caribbean saw the inauguration of a new LNG trading hub in mid-June operated by Ocean Point Terminals and New Fortress Energy at St. Croix, United States Virgin Islands. With…
China’s largest privately owned LNG player signed its second long-term LNG sale and purchase agreement with a Cheniere subsidiary on Monday to add to its supply portfolio from 2026. ENN…
German LNG operator Deutsche ReGas announced it will be launching the Binding Open Season for Phase II of its ‘Deutsche Ostsee’ LNG terminal at the end of June. ‘Deutsche Ostsee’…
Free ReadThe LNG carrier Yari LNG was en route to Sinopec’s new Wenzhou terminal with an expected arrival by 3 July, our shipping data indicated at the time of writing. The…
Monday, 05 June 2023
Norway’s Equinor informed that a gas leak at its Snøhvit LNG plant on 31 May had been contained. The plant had been ramping up production following maintenance and unscheduled shut-downs…
Wednesday, 31 May 2023
Bangladesh LNG imports surged as cargoes delayed by bad weather made landfall last week. The country typically stocks up on LNG ahead of summer but last week’s offtakes constitute a…
Free ReadThe German government is considering halving planned LNG import capacity in the Baltic amid opposition from residents and environmental groups but insists expansion must continue to ensure energy supply security…
The German Association of Transmission System Operators (FNB Gas) has given an update on the nation’s gas storage build-up and the operations of the liquefied natural gas import facilities at…
The Snam-owned FSRU Italia received its cooldown cargo at the beginning of May, our data show. The initial (and partial) delivery was supplied via the Eni-controlled Maran Gas Kalymnos, which…
Monday, 24 April 2023
Gazprom reinstalled the 174,000m³ FSRU and LNG carrier Marshal Vasilevskiy at its Kaliningrad FSRU terminal in early 2022, our data show.
Free ReadThe European Union’s Commission has warned over reputational risk stemming from continued imports of Russian LNG whilst sanctions on oil and coal imports are meant to restrain Russian fuel revenues.…