Asia LNG news

LNG exports from the US are critical to meeting future energy demand in the Asia Pacific, the Asia Natural Gas and Energy Association has reinforced in a submission to the U.S Department of Energy.

Woodside has signed a long-term sale and purchase agreement with China Resources Gas International Ltd for the supply of LNG to China.

CTCI Corp. has announced a jointly won EPC bid with IHI Plant Services Corp. to build four above-ground, double-domed LNG cryogenic tanks for CPC Corp. at CPC Kaohsiung Intercontinental LNG Terminal.

Qatar Gas Transport Company has the construction of six gas carriers with a steel cutting ceremony at HD Hyundai Samho shipyard in South Korea.

Vopak has launched an artificial intelligence-powered intelligent dispatch system developed by 66 Logis Tech at its Qinzhou terminal in China.

Nakilat has marked a significant milestone with the steel cutting ceremony for eight of its new LNG carriers at the Hanwha Ocean Shipyard in the Republic of Korea.

TMC Compressors has been chosen to deliver large capacity marine compressed air system for Wison New Energies

Eastern Pacific Shipping and DongHwa Entec have announced their collaboration on the development and installation of a high-pressure compressor for an 18 000 TEU LNG-fuelled containership under construction at China’s NTS Shipyard.

LNGPH have signed an LNG sale and purchase agreement with Vitol Asia Pte Ltd, a global energy and commodities company.

Commentary from Sam Reynolds and Christopher Doleman, IEEFA, suggests that prices will affect US LNG exports to Japan more so than politics going forward.