Indian imports soar with shipments from plants such as Gorgon in Australia and Angola LNG
Indian LNG imports soared last month by almost 39 percent as shipment came from nations such as Qatar, Australia, the US and Angola as India prepared to bring a fifth regasification terminal on line on the West Coast as it awaits its first facility on the East Coast.
LNG ship movements
April 10 (LNGJ) - The 161,880 cubic metres capacity carrier “BW Pavilion Vanda”, operated by Singapore-based BW Gas, is scheduled to deliver a cargo on April 13 to the Chinese Qingdao import terminal from Gladstone LNG in Queensland, eastern Australia, according to shipping data. The 172,000 cubic metres capacity vessel “Beidou Star” will unload a shipment on April 13 at the Indian Dahej terminal from Gorgon LNG on Barrow Island in Western Australia. The 160,000 cubic metres capacity carrier “Asia Endeavour” has arrived at the Wheatstone LNG export plant at Ashburton in Western Australia, operated by Chevron Corp., to lift a cargo for Asia. The 152,300 cubic metres capacity carrier “Seri Begawan” is due to arrive on April 13 at the Gladstone LNG export plant in Queensland, in eastern Australia to lift a cargo after previously delivering to Japan. The 153,000 cubic metres capacity vessel “LNG Barka” is scheduled to arrive on April 23 at the Gorgon export plant in Western Australia to load a shipment.
LNG cargoes for China
Jan 17 (LNGJ) - The 172,000 cubic metres capacity “Beidou Star” is scheduled to deliver a cargo on January 27 to the Chinese Dalian import terminal, owned by PetroChina, from the Gorgon LNG plant on Barrow Island in Western Australia. The 174,000 cubic metres capacity “Gaslog Glasgow” will deliver a shipment on January 29 to the Chinese Tianjin North import terminal, owned by Sinopec, from the Australia Pacific LNG plant In Queensland, operated by ConocoPhillips. The 155,000 cubic metres capacity “Gaslog Sydney” is heading for South America’s only LNG export plant at Pampa Melchorita in Peru to lift a cargo on January 29 for Asia.
Australia-China cargoes
July 18 (LNGJ) – The 172,000 cubic metres capacity “Beidou Star” is scheduled to deliver a shipment on July 24 to the Chinese Dalian import terminal, owned by PetroChina, from the Gorgon export plant on Barrow Island in Western Australia, operated by Chevron, according to shipping data. The 174,100 cubic metres capacity “Cesi Qingdao” will deliver a cargo on July 24 to the Tangshan terminal in Hebei province, owned by Sinopec, from the Australia Pacific LNG plant in Gladstone in Queensland.
