Golden Pass: two cargoes, one empty carrier
Golden Pass LNG Train 1 is still finding its feet, having exported only two cargoes to date – one to Belgium and one to Taiwan – with roughly 0.14 mpta combined, according to LNG Journal calculations. Unplanned maintenance is understood to hamper Golden Pass LNG’s ramp-up nearly two months after its inaugural cargo.
Canadian gas price turns negative on LNG Canada hiccups
Spot gas prices at Canada’s AECO hub in Alberta have plunged recently turned negative as production overruns collide with technical issues at the country’s first LNG export facility. Train 1 at LNG Canada struggles to scale up operation, creating a gas supply overhang in British Columbia.
LNG Canada starts producing first LNG at 4 am this morning
Shell-led LNG Canada project has officially started producing liquefied natural gas at Train 1 of its export terminal in Kitimat, British Columbia, at around 4 am local time. The LNG tanker ‘Gaslog Glasgow’ is en route to the Kitimat terminal for loading, according to ship tracking data, and anticipated to arrive on June 29.
