LNG

China National Offshore Oil Corp. (CNOOC), the Chinese energy major with international and domestic LNG interests, said the first ultra-deep natural gas well in the Bohai Sea offshore northeast China had out-performed initial estimates amid ambitious domestic gas production plans.

The French port of Le Havre has again become a liquefied natural gas importation point for the first time since the 1980s as commissioning activities were starting for the floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) “Cape Ann” after its safe arrival in the face of protests.

Asian spot LNG cargo prices and European values remained high as tanker charter rates rose for West and East of Suez amid renewed demand from China and steady flows of shipments to Europe.

Avenir LNG, the Norwegian-listed small-scale LNG project developer and vessel owner, has taken delivery of the “Avenir Achievement” as it expands its small-scale terminal and carrier business.

Shipments of LNG to India dropped for an eighth straight month during April, falling by over 13 percent as costs jumped and rising domestic natural gas production prevented gas shortages while GAIL India also increased pipeline network connections in Punjab.

Inpex Corp. of Japan has become the first oil and gas company to deliver a “carbon-neutral” liquefied natural gas cargo to an import terminal it owns and lifted from a liquefaction plant it operates.

Höegh LNG, the Norwegian project company and fleet owner, said it was business as usual on the high seas, at import terminals for deliveries and production plants for liftings despite the challenges.

Dec 12 (LNGJ) - The 140,000 cubic metres capacity carrier “Arctic Discoverer” will unload a shipment on December 14 at the Lithuania’s Klaipeda import facility on the Baltic Coast from the Hammerfest export plant in Norway, operated by Statoil, according to shipping data. The 216,000 cubic metres capacity vessel “Al Thumama” will deliver a cargo on December 21 to the Singapore import terminal on Jurong Island from the Ras Laffan plant in Qatar. The 155,000 cubic metres capacity carrier “British Ruby”, will deliver a cargo on December 22 to the Chinese Tianjin import facility near Beijing from the Gladstone plant in Queensland, Australia. The 155,000 cubic metres capacity vessel “British Emerald”, is scheduled to deliver a shipment on January 5 to the Japanese Naoetsu import terminal, owned by Inpex, from the Atlantic LNG export plant on the Caribbean island of Trinidad.

Oct 4 (LNGJ) - The 155,900 cubic metres capacity carrier “Woodside Rogers” docked on October 4 at the Pluto LNG export plant jetty at the port of Dampier in Western Australia to lift a cargo for the Asia-Pacific region, according to shipping data. The 155,000 cubic metres capacity “British Ruby”, operated by BP Shipping, is scheduled to unload a cargo on October 5 at the Indian Hazira terminal, located north of Mumbai, from the Trinidad export plant at Point Fortin in the Caribbean. The 145,000 cubic metres capacity vessel “Al Deebel” will deliver a cargo on October 8 to the Egyptian Ain Sohna LNG port in the Gulf of Suez from Ras Laffan in Qatar. The 140,000 cubic metres capacity carrier “Arctic Discoverer” is scheduled to deliver a cargo on October 11 to the Dutch Gate import terminal in Rotterdam from the Hammerfest plant in Norway, operated by Statoil. The 216,200 cubic metres capacity Q-Flex vessel “Al Gattara” will unload a Qatargas shipment on October 13 at the Map Ta Phut import terminal in Thailand.

Aug 21 (LNGJ) - The 217,000 cubic metres capacity Q-Flex vessel “Al Huwaila” will unload a cargo on August 26 at the Dutch Gate terminal in Rotterdam from Ras Laffan in Qatar, according to shipping data. The 141,000 cubic metres capacity carrier “LNG Cross River” is scheduled to deliver a shipment on August 25 to the French import terminal at Montoir-de-Bretagne in the Loire estuary from the Bonny Island plant in Nigeria. The 147,200 cubic metres capacity “Arctic Lady” will deliver a cargo on August 28 to France’s Fos Cavaou terminal near the Mediterranean port of Marseilles from the Hammerfest plant in Norway, operated by Statoil.