LNG

Q-Flex LNG carrier Al Sahla is at Iranian anchorage after attempting Hormuz transit, with two further Qatari vessels turned back in same window as Iran's enforcement posture appears to have shifted.

QatarEnergies is offering 10 LNG carriers for lease in a bid to monetise idle shipping capacity, following the suspension of output at its 77 mtpa liquefaction facility. The 10 LNG carriers on offer for charter, include large Q‑Flex vessels and modern dual‑fuel ships.

Sept 1 (LNGJ) - The 205,995 cubic metres capacity Q-Flex carrier “Al Khattiya” is scheduled to deliver a cargo on September 8 to the UK South Hook terminal in Milford Haven, according to shipping data. The cargo was lifted on August 19 from Qatar’s Ras Laffan export complex in the Arabian Gulf.

June 13 (LNGJ) - The 213,530 cubic metres capacity Q-Flex carrier “Al Shamal” is scheduled to discharge a cargo on June 17 at the UK Dragon import terminal in the port of Milford Haven, according to shipping data. The cargo was lifted on May 29 from the Ras Laffan export plant in Qatar and will arrive in the UK with National Balancing Point market prices at the equivalent of around $18 per million British thermal units.

   Another LNG carrier, the “Rudolph Samoylovich” with 172,000 cubic metres of capacity, is traversing the North Sea carrying a cargo from the Yamal LNG plant in Russia, the data showed. The shipment was loaded onto the Bahamas-flagged vessel on June 8 at the Sabetta export terminal in northern Siberia.

Nakilat, one of the world’s largest LNG shipping operators, has partnered with the American Bureau of Shipping, the US classification society, to develop a decarbonization strategy.

Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding, the owner of the largest Chinese shipyards, said it was planning to construct the world’s largest liquefied natural gas carrier with a capacity of 270,000 cubic metres.

Jan 15 (LNGJ) - The 210,100 cubic metres capacity Q-Flex carrier “Al Ghariya” will deliver a cargo on January 19 to the UK South Hook import terminal at Milford Haven in Wales from Ras Laffan in Qatar, according to the port authority. The delivery was heading for the UK as the National Balancing Point benchmark natural gas price was at the equivalent of $7.40 per million British thermal units, while one of the main continental European prices, the Dutch Title Transfer Facility (TTF), was lower at around $7.27 per MMBtu.

Qatar Gas Transport Co., the LNG carrier operator also known as Nakilat, posted lower first-half net profits as it completes the move of 25 LNG carriers from being operated by Royal Dutch Shell’s shipping unit to Nakilat itself.

March 31 (LNGJ) - The 210,100 cubic metres capacity Q-Flex vessel “Al Ghariya” is scheduled to unload a cargo on April 8 at the UK South Hook import terminal in Milford Haven in Wales, the second April shipment to the facility. The deliveries of LNG to Europe’s largest natural gas market come at a time when prices are under $5 per million British thermal units. The UK National Balancing Point price was last at the equivalent of $4.95 per MMBtu while one of the main continental European prices, the Dutch Title Transfer Facility (TTF), was quoted at around $4.65 per MMBtu.

April 26 (LNGJ) - The 217,000 cubic metres capacity Qatari Q-Flex vessel “Al Huwaila” is scheduled to deliver a shipment on May 1 to the UK South Hook import terminal in Milford Haven, Wales. That’s as the UK benchmark National Balancing Point natural gas price was last at the equivalent of $4.50 per million British thermal units.