LNG

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.