LNG

April 7 (LNGJ) - The 172,000 cubic metres capacity carrier, “Nikolay Urvantsev”, was scheduled to discharge a liquefied natural gas cargo on April 7 at the UK Isle of Grain LNG import terminal on the Medway-Thames estuary, located southeast of London, according to Thamesport data. A second Russian shipment is also on the way from the Yamal export plant at Sabetta in northern Siberia. 

   The 172,600 cubic metres capacity vessel, “Christophe de Margerie”, is expected to deliver to the Isle of Grain on April 9 after the nine-day voyage from the Yamal facility, operated by Russian natural gas company Novatek. Other Yamal LNG shareholders include France’s Total and China National Petroleum Corp.

UK natural gas prices hit a record level as system operator National Grid issued warnings on supply deficits and more coal-fired power was required in the absence of LNG shipments mostly drawn to North Asia by higher spot prices.