March 2 (LNGJ) - The Peru LNG export plant at Pampa Melchorita on the Pacific Coast shipped four cargoes to Asia in February 2021, three to South Korea and one to Japan. The first cargo shipped to South Korea left on February 1 on the 170,000 cubic metres capacity carrier “Methane Julia Louise” at a Japan-Korea Marker price of $7.65 per million British thermal units, according to data from Peruvian national energy company PeruPetro.
The second shipment headed for Japan on February 6 on the 138,200 cubic metres capacity carrier “Methane Kari Elin” with a similar JKM price. A second shipment for South Korea left on February 18 on the 173,400 cubic metres capacity vessel “Sevilla Knutsen” at the JKM price of $6.19 per MMBtu. The fourth cargo, also sent to Korea, departed on February 23 on the 159,800 cubic metres capacity carrier “Maran Gas Lindos” with similar pricing.
