LNG

Nov 19 (LNG) - The UK is set to receive a liquefied natural gas cargo next week from Russia. The 172,600 cubic metres capacity vessel “Christophe De Margerie” is scheduled to deliver a shipment on November 24 to the UK Dragon terminal at Milford Haven in Wales from the Yamal export facility in Arctic Russia, according to port authorities.

   A previous Russian cargo was delivered to the UK on June 15 to the Isle of Grain terminal on the Medway-Thames estuary 45 miles southeast of London onboard the 177,000 cubic metres of capacity carrier “Boris Vilkitsky”. At that time the UK benchmark National Balancing Point (NBP) natural gas price was at the equivalent of $9.55 per million British thermal units. It was quoted on November 19 at $32.35 per MMBtu.

Jan 20 (LNGJ) - Three LNG carriers, two from Russia and one from the US, are heading for the UK import facilities at the Port of Milford Haven in Wales, according to the port authorities. Two Russian cargoes from the Yamal plant in Siberia will arrive first. The 172,000 cubic metres capacity “Vladimir Vize” is due at the Shell-run Dragon terminal on January 22 with its cargo, followed on January 25 by the 172,660 cubic metres capacity “Yakov Kakkel” with a second Yamal shipment for the Dragon facility.

   The third LNG cargo is scheduled to arrive at Milford Haven from the US on January 26 on board the 165,000 cubic metres capacity “Marib Spirit”. The vessel will discharge its cargo from the Sabine Pass plant in Louisiana at Milford Haven’s other terminal, the South Hook facility, owned by Qatar Petroleum, US major ExxonMobil and Total of France.