Japanese liquefied natural gas imports edged lower last month and thermal coal shipments also declined as power demand dropped because of milder weather, though LNG imports still increased from Asia nations and Australia.
Gasum, the natural gas company of Finland, posted annual pre-tax profits little changed from the previous year even as the value of liquefied natural gas sales increased by 29 percent because of higher oil prices.
Skangas, one of the most prominent participants in the Nordic LNG market, has signed up a paper mill as its newest customer as it builds its industrial, shipping and heavy-duty road transport supply portfolio.
Gasum, the natural gas network operator in Finland and owner of the Skangas LNG distribution business, plans to invest in the construction of around 50 more natural gas filling stations for heavy-duty vehicles in Finland, Sweden and Norway by the beginning of the 2020s.
National Grid, operator of the Isle of Grain liquefied natural gas import terminal on the River Medway in Kent, said in its annual report that it had loaded 3,950 road tankers with LNG for deliveries to off-grid customers in just over two years and also raised the issue of the post-Brexit situation.