LNG

Chevron Shipping Company, which has a fleet of more than 30 tankers including 10 LNG carriers as the transportation arm of Chevron Corp., said it had joined the Sea Cargo Charter, a benchmark initiative for responsible shipping activities and transparent reporting as part of the International Maritime Organization’s efforts to reduce emissions, especially in ports.

Japanese utility Tohoku Electric Power has signed a contract with BP of the UK for six cargoes of liquefied natural gas for early 2022 to avoid paying too high a price on the spot market and to help keep inventories at a high level this coming winter.