European LNG prices remain stronger than Asia’s even as EU gas storage is high and the weather mild
European Union liquefied natural gas prices were still solid this week and stronger than those for Asia even as the weather turned mild and Germany’s gas storage was over 64 percent filled despite only very small volumes of LNG reaching the German floating import facilities as they continued commissioning and set-up activities.
Vietnam makes progress on first LNG import terminal with power plant on Mekong Delta
Vietnam is making progress on a project to construct a liquefied natural gas import terminal with an associated power plant in Bac Lieu Province in the southern Mekong Delta and the venture is being developed with full foreign infrastructure investment.
Cargo deliveries to Asia
Sept 20 (LNGJ) - The 145,700 cubic metres capacity carrier “Al Jassasiya”, operated by the Maran Gas-Nakilat venture, will deliver a Qatar shipment on September 21 to the Yung-An import terminal in Taiwan, according to shipping data. The 210,100 cubic metres capacity Q-Flex carrier “Fraiha” will unload a shipment from Ras Laffan on September 27 at the South Korean Tong-Yeong import facility, operated by Korea Gas Corp. The 210,100 cubic metres capacity Q-Max vessel “Al Ghariya” will deliver a cargo on September 30 to the Himeji import terminal in Japan. The 160,000 cubic metres capacity carrier “Asia Energy” is due to unload an Australian cargo from Woodside on October 3 at the Japanese Tobata import terminal, operated by Kitakyushu LNG.
