Sept 8 (LNGJ) - The Peru LNG export plant at Pampa Melchorita on the Pacific Coast shipped five cargoes to Asia in August, one to Japan, one to China and three to South Korea. The cargo shipped to Japan left on August 30 on the 170,000 cubic metres capacity carrier “Methane Julia Louise” at a price of $4.07 per million British thermal units, according to data from Peruvian national energy company, PeruPetro.
The three shipments to South Korea departed on the 173,400 cubic metres capacity carrier “Sevilla Knutsen”, the 145,000 cubic metres capacity “Methane Nile Eagle” and the 174,000 cubic metres capacity “GasLog Genoa” at prices ranging from $3.30 per MMBtu to $4.07 per MMBtu. The cargo for China was delivered in late August by the 174,000 cubic metres capacity “Gaslog Gladstone” at a price of $3.30 per MMBtu.