JERA takes first LNG cargo from Australia’s Barossa project
Japan’s JERA has received its first LNG cargo from Australia’s Barossa project, marking the start of contracted deliveries. Barossa has a nameplate capacity of about 3.4 mtpa, and JERA is entitled to lift roughly 425,000 tpy of LNG, reflecting its equity participation.
Qatar LNG output could rebound within a month
Qatar could restore LNG production at unaffected Ras Laffan trains within a month after safe shipping through Hormuz resumes, sources told Reuters. Shipping and logistics are deemed the main bottlenecks, rather than plant operation.
Developing countries won’t solely rely on US LNG, Cheniere says
Cheniere Energy does not expect developing countries put all eggs in one basket by relying solely on US LNG for their energy security, Chief Finance Officer, Zach Davis said at a conference in Houston.
Behind the Disha: A fleet in waiting
More than forty Qatari LNG carriers, some 3.4mmt of carrying capacity, waiting in- and outside Hormuz, eager to follow Disha’s open crossing. Vessels are not the constraint. The strait and the offline Ras Laffan trains are.
Chugach eyes North Slope gas from Alaska LNG
US energy major Glenfarne has signed a letter of intent (LoI) with the Alaskan utility Chugach Electric Association to advance a gas supply deal tied to the $44 billion Alaska LNG development. Chugach wants to source North Slope gas via the Alaska gas pipeline, designated to meet Alaska’s domestic needs and supply feedgas to produce 20 mtpa of LNG for export.
Cheniere rushes to finalise 10 mpta Corpus Christi expansion
Following substantial completion of Train 6 of Corpus Christi Liquefaction Stage 3 project, Cheniere is rushing to finalise the full seven-train, 10 mtpa expansion later this year. The project will raise CCL’s liquefaction capacity to more than 25 mtpa.
Europe shuns term US LNG offtake, hampers project sanctions
European buyers are shying away from signing long-term offtake contracts for US LNG, making it harder for new export projects to secure financing and move towards construction.
Japan’s US LNG resale equals emissions from 17 coal plants
Japan’s resale of US LNG to other countries in Asia – notably South Korea, China and India – has generated emissions equivalent to roughly 17 coal plants a single year, Zero Carbon Analytics’ (ZCA) latest report finds.
Grain LNG launches EoI for 2029 capacity
Grain LNG has opened an expression of interest (EoI) for 3 mtpa of regasification capacity available from 2029 at the UK’s second largest LNG terminal. The EoI runs through July 15.
Another US cargo declares China. May says wait
The Al Fat'h, loaded at Plaquemines on 3 June, is holding course for Guangdong, having switched its declared destination from Huizhou to neighbouring Shenzhen. “Read that cautiously,” our data analytics editor Alex Wilk warns.
