LNG prices inch higher
Published by Joseph Green,
Editor
LNG Industry,
Reuters are reporting that Asian spot LNG prices for October delivery edged up by 5 cents last week, buoyed by a spot purchase by Japan’s Tohoku Electric.
Healthy inventories meant that Japanese utilities generally showed restraint in their appetite for LNG, but they were still willing to consider competitive offers.
Power utility Tohoku paid between US$6.20 and US$6.30/mmBtu for an October cargo.
Spot prices LNG-AS for October delivery rose 5 cents to US$6.10/mmBtu.
October is regarded as a shoulder-month in Asia with activity winding down as demand drops off.
However, some demand emerged from Taiwan’s state-run CPC for a January cargo, while traders also cited potential interest from some private South Korean importers, not including Korea Gas Corp (KOGAS), with a tender expected soon.
A maintenance shutdown of train three at Cheniere Energy’s Sabine Pass liquefaction plant appears not to have affected demand from KOGAS, the main taker of train three volumes.
However, overall loadings from Sabine Pass in Louisiana were delayed by at least three days because of disruption caused by Hurricane Harvey.
More supply could come available from Australia and Papua New Guinea.
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