LNG

Spain’s Bilbao port chief has urged the European Union to delay its 2027 ban on Russian LNG, arguing the bloc needs “more resilience” and noting Russian cargoes are often cheaper than U.S. supplies.

Oct 11 (LNGJ) - The 75,000 cubic metres capacity “Cheikh Bouamama” is scheduled to unload an Algerian cargo on October 11 at the Cartagena import terminal in southeast Spain, according to shipping data. The 140,000 metres capacity vessel “Arctic Voyager” will deliver a cargo on October 19 to the Bilbao terminal in northwest Spain from the Hammerfest plant in Norway, operated by Statoil. The 266,000 cubic metres capacity Q-Max carrier “Al Dafna” will deliver a cargo on October 15 to the South Korean Tong-Yeong terminal, operated by Korea Gas Corp., from Ras Laffan in Qatar. The 160,000 cubic metres capacity “Asia Excellence” will unload a shipment on October 18 at the South Korean Boryeong terminal, owned by SK E&S, from the Bontang plant in Indonesia.

June 26 (LNGJ) - The 75,000 cubic metres capacity carrier “Cheikh El Mokrani” will deliver a shipment on June 27 to the Sines import terminal in Portugal from the Skikda plant in Algeria, according to shipping data. The 147,200 cubic metres capacity vessel “Arctic Princess” is due to unload a cargo on June 28 at the Bilbao terminal in northwest Spain from the Hammerfest plant in northern Norway. The 215,000 cubic metres capacity Q-Flex ship “Al Utouriya” is scheduled to deliver a cargo on July 14 to the Incheon terminal in South Korea, operated by Korea Gas Corp., from the Ras Laffan plant in Qatar.