Middle East hostilities - day 42 roundup
Strait of Hormuz- Iran holds all the cards. Charts dated from 28th February to 9th April, published by Iranian news agencies ISNA and Tasnim, show a large circle marked 'danger zone' in Farsi over the Strait of Hormuz traffic separation scheme, newswires have reported.
Russia offers discounted sanctioned gas to South Asia
Russia is offering South Asian countries LNG from its sanctioned facilities at a 40% discount to spot prices.
EU still keeps Arctic LNG afloat
The European Union imported 69 cargoes of LNG from Russia’s Yamal Arctic LNG project during the first quarter of this year, generating an estimated €2.88 bill in payments to the country, according to Kpler data analysed by German NGO, Urgewald.
EU gas system resilient in face of disruptions
At a meeting of the European Commission’s Gas Co-ordination Group, the EC, EU countries and industry representatives discussed the security of EU gas supply, as the disruptions in the Middle East enter a sixth week.
Elenger shores up its LNG deliveries
Elenger, the largest privately owned energy company in Finland and the Baltic states, has started to prepare for the next heating season.
US sailings down week-on-week
During the week ending 8th April, 37 LNGCs left U.S. ports, down from two recorded in the previous week.
Their LNG carrying capacity was 141bill cu ft, down 8 bill cu ft from the week before, according to Bloomberg Finance data sent to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).
Nine vessels departed from Sabine Pass; seven from Plaquemines; six from Corpus Christi; four each from Freeport, Cameron, and Calcasieu Pass; two from Cove Point; and one from Elba Island.
Middle East hostilities - day 41 roundup
As you were!. Hopes that the Strait of Hormuz would be reopened for shipping transits appear to be dashed, as Iran claimed that an Israeli ceasefire against the Lebanese was included in the deal with the US for a two-week break in the conflict.
PV GAS increases Thi Vai LNG terminal capacity
Petrovietnam Gas (PV GAS) has announced that its logistics subsidiary had completed a trial run to increase regasification capacity of its Thi Vai LNG terminal.
Freeport LNG wants to scrap obsolete import facilities
US LNG export plant operator, Freeport LNG has asked regulators for permission to demolish facilities that were previously used to import LNG, according to a regulatory filing.
GAIL long-term charters Greek LNGC
Indian state-owned energy major, GAIL has signed a long-term charterparty agreement with Greek LNGC owner, Alpha Gas, part of the Angelicoussis Group.
