LNG

Shell-led LNG Canada project has officially started producing liquefied natural gas at Train 1 of its export terminal in Kitimat, British Columbia, at around 4 am local time on June 25. The LNG tanker ‘Gaslog Glasgow’ is en route to the Kitimat terminal for loading, according to ship tracking data, and anticipated to arrive on June 29.

Petronas has announced the first LNG cargo from its share in the LNG Canada project will be destined to Toho Gas, a Japanese city gas utility. Speaking at the LNG Producer-Consumer Conference in Tokyo, a Petronas official also said the company’s third FLNG project offshore Malaysia is scheduled to start production in 2027.

Sempra Infrastructure has resumed construction on the plant’s 13 mtpa Phase 1 foundations, after works were halted a fortnight ago due to a scaffolding collapse. Still, financial close on Porth Arthur LNG Phase 2 is still remains in place.

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) final order for Commonwealth LNG is affirming the authorisation of its 9.5 mpta LNG export terminal to be built along Calcasieu Ship Channel near Cameron, Louisiana. With FERC’s final order in place the $11 billion project can now go ahead.

• May-June exports amounted to 18.21mmt • Down by 1.99mmt (-10pct) from March-April period • Shipments up by 2.79mmt (18pct) over period year-on-year • Avg. US LNG capacity utilisation at 101pct for the report period. 

Period between 1 May 2025 and 30 June 2025, inclusively. 

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The threat of the Strait of Hormuz closing looks to have rescinded for now on Tuesday morning’s news of a ceasefire between Iran and Israel, brokered by President Trump.

Three days before the US bombing raid in Iranian nuclear production sites, Qatar held emergency talks with worldwide energy majors after Israel had attacked Iran's huge gas field, which it shares with Qatar, a source and a diplomat in the region told Reuters.

LNG producers and developers could be looking at Japan again to sell their LNG.