LNG

May 21 (LNGJ) - UK LNG deliveries are slowly gathering pace with a cargo scheduled this week at the Dragon LNG import terminal at the Port of Milford Haven as prices increase. The UK National Balancing Point market price was last at the equivalent of $9.730 per million British thermal units.

   The vessel “Hellas Athina” with 173,400 cubic metre of capacity is scheduled to discharge a shipment at the Dragon facility on May 25. The cargo was lifted on May 12 from the Freeport export plant on the Gulf Coast of Texas.

WaveCrest Energy has announced the start of a market consultation process for a proposed Teesside Flexible Regas Port as the UK’s third liquefied natural gas import destination in advance of a planned capacity auction to be launched in the third quarter of 2024.

Feb 9 (LNGJ) - The UK LNG import terminals at the Port of Milford Haven are scheduled to receive three cargoes next week, one from Egypt and two from the US, according to shipping data. The “Maran Gas Hector” with 174,000 cubic metres capacity is due to deliver a shipment to the Dragon terminal at the Welsh port on February 12 from the Egyptian plant at Damietta.

   The “Energy Intelligence” carrier with 174,000 cubic metres capacity will berth on February 13 at the South Hook terminal with a cargo from the Corpus Christi plant in Texas lifted on January 31. The “Cool Explorer” vessel with 160,000 cubic metres of capacity will discharge a US cargo at the Dragon facility on February 15. The shipment was loaded on February 5 at the Sabine Pass plant in Louisiana.

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.

Jan 16 (LNGJ) – While the UK will face some delay in receiving more LNG supplies from Qatar the two import terminals at the port of Milford Haven, South Hook LNG and Dragon LNG, are scheduled to receive cargoes in the days ahead from Angola, Egypt and Cove Point in the US state of Maryland. The carrier “Lobita” with 154,950 cubic metres capacity is due to berth on January 18 at the Dragon facility at the Welsh port, according to shipping data. The cargo was lifted on January 6 from Angola’s Soyo export plant.

   The “Huleva Knutsen” with 170,250 cubic metres capacity is then due to discharge a shipment on January 20 at the Dragon facility. The cargo was loaded on Janaury 7 at the Egyptian Idku plant located east of Alexandria. The third delivery will be on January 22 to the South Hook terminal from the US plant at Cove Point. The “Global Sea Spirit” with capacity of 170,800 cubic metres capacity lifted the cargo on January 7.

Dec 18 (LNGJ) - The UK is scheduled to receive at least three LNG cargoes in the coming week from Trinidad, Norway and the US Gulf Coast. The “Bilbao Knutsen” with 135,000 cubic metres capacity is scheduled to discharge a cargo from Trinidad on December 22 at the UK Dragon import terminal at the Port of Milford Haven. The cargo was loaded on November 21 at the Caribbean nation’s Point Fortin facility, according to shipping data.

   The “Arctic Princess” with 147,835 cubic metres capacity is due to deliver a cargo to the Dragon terminal on December 25 from the Hammerfest plant in northern Norway. The shipment was lifted on December 17 from the Norwegian facility. A second cargo is due for delivery to Milford Haven on December 25 at the South Hook terminal on board the “Traiano Knutsen” with 180,000 cubic metres capacity. That shipment was loaded on December 3 at Sempra’s Cameron plant in Louisiana.

European spot natural gas prices followed futures prices lower to marks last seen in June 2021 just before energy security concerns entered the market and at least seven liquefied natural gas cargoes were heading for the UK even as the differentials widened in favour of Asian spot cargo values.

Nov 30 (LNGJ) - Two LNG cargoes are headed for the UK port of Milford Haven next week, one from Peru and another from the US Gulf Coast, as wholesale prices for January on the UK National Balancing Point gas market dipped to the equivalent of $13.655 per million British thermal units.

   The “Maran Gas Amphipolis” with 173,400 cubic metres capacity is scheduled to discharge a Peruvian shipment on December 5 at the Dragon import facility at Milford Haven, according to shipping data. The cargo was lifted on November 11 from Pampa Melchorita facility on the Pacific Coast. The “Methane Patricia Camilla” with 167,400 cubic metres capacity is due to unload a US cargo on December 7 at the Welsh port’s South Hook terminal. The cargo was lifted on November 23 from the Sabine Pass plant in Louisiana.

The North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA), the UK regulator that is launching renewed oil and gas activities in British territorial waters that will affect future import needs for pipeline gas, LNG and oil has issued an Area Plan for cross-licence and cross-Hub collaborative frameworks to ensure maximum recovery of oil and gas in six areas.

The six areas where oil and gas activities will take place are the Central North Sea, the Northern North Sea, the Southern North Sea, West of Shetland, East of Shetland and the East Irish Sea.

The NSTA, formerly known as Oil and Gas Authority, had previously drawn up a “Maximising Economic Recovery of UK Petroleum (MER UK) Strategy” with added “behavioural Guidelines” written by the industry for the industry and aimed at helping all participants.

The report estimates that the effective use of Area Plans has the potential to unlock around 4 billion barrels of resources.

Working with operators

“The NSTA is working closely with operators, licence holders and other interested parties to develop Area Plans across the oil and gas life cycle,” said the report.

“These integrate exploration, development, production, and decommissioning to ensure operations ensure economic recovery with the optimum use of infrastructure to extend asset life,” the NSTA added.

The NSTA explained that Area Plans, like industry, are evolving with scopes of work now incorporating energy integration and net-zero considerations.

“Area Plans represent a shared view amongst industry participants of the optimal way to ensure economic resource recovery,’ said the report.

“For the majority of Area Plans, the NSTA will normally expect industry to lead on developing and delivering the plans,” it stated.

The NSTA has developed Guidance (revised in November 2023) to aid the industry’s understanding of their responsibilities for developing Area Plans and help improve collaboration across the UK Continental Shelf.

Updates

“As experience and practice develop, the NSTA will update and review this guidance,” it said.

Under the leadership of Steve Phimister, Industry Cultural Change Champion, the “Behavioural Guidelines” have been created to help those involved in Area Plans.

These Guidelines provide advice, share insights from existing Area Plans groups and signpost to relevant tools and resources.

The Guidelines are categorised into four “Area Plan Essentials”: 1.) Create the Right Environment; 2.) Secure the Right People at the Right Time; 3.) Clarify the Boundaries for Collaboration; and 4.) Agree an Appropriate Decision Process.

The full report is available on the NSTA Web site.

Nov 9 (LNGJ) - Four US cargoes are heading for Belgium and the UK and are scheduled to arrive in the next five days. Two cargoes are on their way to Belgium and two to the UK. The “Seapeak Bahrain” with 173,000 cubic metres capacity is scheduled to deliver a US cargo on November 11 to the Zeebrugge terminal in Belgium. The cargo was lifted on October 27 from the Sabine Pass plant in Louisiana, according to shipping data. The “SK Resolute” with 180,000 cubic metres of capacity is due to unload a US shipment on November 13 at the Zeebrugee terminal. The cargo was loaded on October 29 at the Cameron export point in Louisiana.

   The “Maran Gas Hector” with 174,000 cubic metres capacity is scheduled to deliver a US cargo on November 14 to the UK Dragon LNG terminal at the Port of Milford Haven. The cargo was lifted on November 1 from the Elba Island plant in Georgia. The “Maran Gas Ulysses” is due to discharge a US cargo on the same day at the South Hook terminal in Milford Haven. The volumes were loaded on October 31 at the Sabine Pass plant.