LNG

The France-based International Group of Liquefied Natural Gas Importers (GIIGNL) said the LNG industry was making progress in adopting a comprehensive framework developed by GIIGNL on certifying the offsetting of carbon content in LNG with a trial cargo sent from Australia to Taiwan.

Oct 20 (LNG) - French energy major Total said it delivered its first shipment of “carbon neutral” liquefied natural gas with the recipient being the China National Offshore Oil Corp. The loading operation was carried out at the Ichthys liquefaction plant near Darwin in Northern Australia, and where Total is a shareholder in the plant run by Japan’s Inpex Corp. Total said the shipment was delivered on September 29 to the Dapeng terminal in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong. Royal Dutch Shell delivered the first such LNG cargoes with offsets against nature programmes like forestry.

      “We are proud to have completed this first shipment of carbon neutral LNG with CNOOC, a long-standing partner of Total. This first LNG shipment, whose carbon emissions have been offset throughout the value chain, represents a new step as we seek to support our customers towards carbon neutrality,” explained Laurent Vivier, President for Gas at Total.

Royal Dutch Shell is flogging what it calls “carbon neutral” LNG cargoes and has traded three so far to boost its green corporate credentials and those of the buyer as energy majors and other companies seek to prevent any negative impacts from environmentally activist shareholders.