US LNG report shows Turkey as leading destination at turn of year and Calcasieu Pass still having highest prices
The US Department of Energy issued its March 2024 liquefied natural gas and pipelines export and import data with Turkey as the leading destination for LNG shipments while the leadership in highest prices remained with the Calcasieu Pass plant in Louisiana.
UK LNG pause ends
March 18 (LNGJ) - The UK is resuming more regular LNG imports on March 24 after a brief pause as the UK National Balancing Point market price increases to the equivalent of around $8.755 per million British thermal units.
The carrier “Kool Blizzard” with 154,950 cubic metres capacity is scheduled to discharge a US shipment on March 24 at the South Hook import terminal at the Welsh Port of Milford Haven, according to shipping data. The cargo was lifted on March 13 from the Cove Point plant in Maryland.
Founder of Cove Point LNG export plant Dominion Energy completes US$6.6Bln sale of Ohio gas utility to Enbridge
Dominion Energy, the US company that started the Cove Point LNG export plant in Maryland and now focused on renewables, has closed the sale for around US$6.6 billion of the Ohio natural gas utility, East Ohio Gas Co, to Canadian pipelines and energy company Enbridge Inc.
US LNG data shows Netherlands as top destination and Calcasieu Pass cargoes from Louisiana as most expensive
The US Department of Energy published its latest liquefied natural gas export data with the Netherlands as the leading destination for the first 11 months of 2023 while the leadership in highest prices remained with the Calcasieu Pass export plant in Louisiana.
UK cargo schedule
Jan 23 (LNGJ) - The UK is receiving a steady flow of LNG cargoes with two arriving over the next week and one already scheduled for February. The “BW Lilac” with 174,300 of capacity is due to discharge a US shipment at the South Hook terminal in Milford Haven on January 26, according to shipping data. The cargo was lifted on January 15 from the Cove Point export plant in Maryland.
The vessel “SM Golden Eagle” with 174,000 cubic metres of capacity is due to arrive at the Dragon LNG terminal at Milford Haven on January 28 carrying a shipment from the Peruvian export plant at Pampa Melchorita. The shipment was loaded on December 24 at the Peruvian Pacific Coast plant. The “Gaslog Georgetown” carrier with 174,260 cubic metres of capacity is scheduled to arrive at the UK South Hook facility on February 1 with a shipment from the Calcasieu Pass plant in Louisiana lifted on January 19.
US LNG data shows France and Spain leading by volumes while Calcasieu Pass cargoes were most expensive
The US Department of Energy published its latest LNG export data with France, Spain, the Netherlands, the UK and South Korea and Japan being the main destinations while prices for that period began to rise and shipments from Calcasieu Pass were the most expensive.
United States government forecasts balanced LNG markets through to March 2024 because of rising supplies
The United States government forecasts that the global liquefied natural gas markets in the current winter season would likely be balanced through to the end of March 2024 even as geopolitical, weather and other risks remained.
US claims leading position as No. 1 global LNG exporter followed by Australia and with Qatar in third place
The United States said it exported more liquefied natural gas than any other country in the first half of 2023 with shipments averaging 11.6 billion cubic feet per day during the period, which was 4 percent more than in the same six months of the previous year.
US LNG cargo data shows regional mix with France, Japan and Argentina being leading monthly destinations
The US Department of Energy has published its latest LNG export data showing a regional spread of US shipments with leading monthly destinations including France, the Netherlands, Japan and Argentina as prices steadily declined from 2023 highs, though edged higher on average from the previous month.
Three Dutch cargoes
July 4 (LNGJ) - At last three LNG cargoes are headed for the Netherlands in the next two week. The “Asia Integrity” carrier with 160,000 cubic metres of capacity is scheduled to deliver a cargo on July 6 from Equatorial Guinea in West Africa to the Eemshaven terminal in Groningen. Shipping data shows that the cargo was lifted on June 15 from the Punta Europa plant on the African nation’s Bioko Island.
The “Maran Gas Ulysses” with 174,000 cubic metres of capacity is due to deliver a US shipment to Eemshaven on July 10. The cargo was loaded on June 25 at Cheniere Energy’s Sabine Pass facility in Louisiana. A second US delivery to the Netherlands will be made on July 18 to the Gate terminal in Rotterdam by the “LNG Sakura” carrier with 177,000 cubic metres of capacity. The cargo was lifted on June 29 from the Cove Point plant in Maryland.
