LNG

Europe’s largest liquefied natural gas import terminal, the UK’s Isle of Grain facility on the Medway River in Kent, has hit a new utilisation record over the past 12 months.

Dec 28 (LNGJ) - The 154,950 cubic metres capacity carrier “Cubal” was discharging a cargo from Angola on December 28 at the Isle of Grain LNG import terminal on the Medway River southeast of London, according to shipping data. The cargo was lifted on December 8 from the Soyo LNG export plant near the Congo River delta in southwest Africa.

May 31 (LNGJ) - The 138,100 cubic metres capacity carrier, the “Berge Arzew” is scheduled to deliver an Algerian cargo on May 31 to the Isle of Grain LNG import terminal, operated by National Grid Plc on the estuary 45 miles southeast of London. The shipment, lifted on May 25 from the Arzew plant on the Mediterranean coast of Algeria, is arriving in the UK as the National Balancing Point (NBP) gas price was firm at the equivalent of $8.60 per million British thermal units.

April 20 (LNGJ) - The UK Grain LNG import terminal serving London is expecting a cargo from Trinidad and Tobago later on April 20, according to port authorities. The 173,400 cubic metres capacity vessel, the “Patris”, is delivering a shipment from the Caribbean nation’s export plant at Point Fortin in Trinidad. The arrival of the cargo coincides with the natural gas price in the UK, the National Blancing Point (NBP), increasing to its highest April level of $7.30 per million British thermal units.

April 7 (LNGJ) - The 172,000 cubic metres capacity carrier, “Nikolay Urvantsev”, was scheduled to discharge a liquefied natural gas cargo on April 7 at the UK Isle of Grain LNG import terminal on the Medway-Thames estuary, located southeast of London, according to Thamesport data. A second Russian shipment is also on the way from the Yamal export plant at Sabetta in northern Siberia. 

   The 172,600 cubic metres capacity vessel, “Christophe de Margerie”, is expected to deliver to the Isle of Grain on April 9 after the nine-day voyage from the Yamal facility, operated by Russian natural gas company Novatek. Other Yamal LNG shareholders include France’s Total and China National Petroleum Corp.

Centrica plc, the UK utility and energy company with a growing LNG market presence, reported a resilient financial performance in the second half of 2020 as the trading and optimisation performance continued to be strong, especially in LNG.

Europe’s largest liquefied natural gas import terminal, the UK Isle of Grain facility located southeast of London, handled its highest ever send-out of natural gas in a single day on November 13.

The UK Isle of Grain LNG import terminal southeast of London, owned by National Grid plc, has launched an open season process for customers interested in buying capacity at its storage facilities.