LNG

Dec 27 (LNGJ) - The UK is scheduled to receive two New Year LNG shipments, one from Russia and one from the US. The 172,600 cubic metres capacity carrier “Christophe de Margerie” is scheduled to deliver a cargo on January 1 to the UK South Hook terminal at the Welsh port of Milford Haven from the Arctic Yamal plant in northern Siberia, according to shipping data. The US cargo is arriving on January 2 at the adjacent Dragon terminal at Milford Haven in the 174,000 cubic metres capacity vessel “LNG Bonito”. The ship lifted the cargo on December 19 from the Sabine Pass plant in the US state of Louisiana.

Feb 1 (LNGJ) – A US cargo was heading for the UK as European prices declined from recent seasonal highs. The 180,000 cubic metres capacity carrier “Gaslog Georgetown” is scheduled deliver a cargo on February 7 to the UK South Hook terminal at Milford Haven in Wales from the Corpus Christi export plant in Texas, owned by Cheniere Energy, according to the port authorities.

   The UK National Balancing Point benchmark natural gas price was currently at around $7.30 per million British thermal units while the continental European Dutch Title Transfer facility (TTF) price was lower at the equivalent of $7.05 per MMBtu.