LNG

Jan 4 (LNGJ) - UK natural gas prices have declined from record levels, though are still substantial compared with previous years at around $23.00 per million British thermal units and are attracting US shipments. A cargo is scheduled to arrive on January 11 at the UK South Hook terminal at Milford Haven on board the 160,000 cubic metres capacity carrier “Cool Voyager”. The vessel lifted the cargo on December 24 at the Freeport plant on Quintana Island in Texas.

Sept 6 (LNGJ) - The 160,000 cubic metres capacity vessel “Cool Voyager”, managed by Athens-based Thenamaris, is schedule to deliver an Australian cargo from Curtis Island in Queensland on September 18 to the Chinese Tangshan import terminal, located east of Beijing in Heibei province and operated by PetroChina, according to shipping data. The 145,000 cubic metres capacity “Energy Progress”, operated by Mitsui Osk Lines, will deliver a shipment on September 9 from the ConocoPhillips-operated Darwin LNG plant in Australia to the Japanese Hitachi import terminal, operated by Tokyo Gas. The 145,700 cubic metres capacity “LNG Benue” will deliver a cargo from Nigeria on September 17 to the Indian import terminal at Hazira, operated by Shell.