China LNG news
Joint statement on accelerating methane mitigation from the LNG value chain
On 16 August 2023, Australia, Canada, Chile, Indonesia, Japan, the Republic of Korea, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Chinese Taipei, and the US met through their representatives to reiterate their commitment to the Global Methane Pledge.
Angelicoussis Group vessel delivers first LNG to Nansha Guangzhou LNG terminal
Angelicoussis Group’s LNG carrier, Maran Gas Coronis, has delivered the first LNG cargo to China’s Nansha Guangzhou LNG terminal.
World Fuel Services completes first LNG bunkering in China for Hapag-Lloyd
World Fuel Services Corporation has completed an LNG bunkering operation for the refuelling of a carrier at a Chinese port, with the new Hapag-Lloyd ship Berlin Express becoming only the second carrier to be refuelled with bonded LNG in the port.
Mexico Pacific and China’s Zhejiang Energy announce long-term LNG sales and purchase agreements
Zheijang Energy International Ltd, and Mexico Pacific Ltd, have announced that they have signed a sales and purchase agreement.
Analysing trends in the Asia Pacific
In the July 2023 issue of LNG Industry, Richard Acklam, Associate Principal, Charles River Associates, highlights the key trends in the Asia Pacific LNG market, whilst touching on relevant global developments to analyse how they are affecting the Asia Pacific region. This special report lists the references for this article.
QatarEnergy and China strike LNG deal
QatarEnergy has selected China National Petroleum Corporation as North Field East LNG expansion project partner, and will supply 4 millon tpy of LNG to China over 27 years.
MOL FSRU receives first LNG for Hong Kong
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd has announced that the MOL FSRU Challenger owned by its wholly owned subsidiary MOL FSRU Terminal (Hong Kong) Ltd, has received the first LNG for Hong Kong in a commissioning process for an LNG import project.
GlobalData: Asia will dominate global LNG regasification capacity additions through 2027
Asia will continue to dominate the global LNG regasification capacity additions, contributing about 70% of the total capacity additions between 2023 – 2027, according to GlobalData.
TGE awarded contract for Shenzen LNG peak shaving terminal extension
Shenzhen Gas Corporation Ltd has awarded TGE Gas Engineering an EPC contract for the Shenzhen LNG storage and peak shaving II expansion project.
Looking to the future of LNG
In the June 2023 issue of LNG Industry, Maximilian Rockall, Michelle Glassman Bock, and Christopher Bloch, Squire Patton Boggs, provide a year-in-review for 2022, and look at what lies ahead in 2023 for LNG.