Gladstone LNG exports remain flat in June

LNG exports from the three liquefaction plants located on Curtis Island off Gladstone reached 1.70 million tons in June 2020.

Data released by the Gladstone Ports Corporation shows that the three liquefaction facilities exported a total of 26 cargoes.

The number of cargoes and the volumes exported remained on par with the previous month, the data shows.

This compares to 27 cargoes shipped in June 2019 totaling 1.82 million tons.

The GPC data shows that China imported 1.36 million tons of LNG produced at the three Gladstone facilities during June. The remaining volumes were absorbed by South Korea (279,006 tons), and Malaysia (62,893 tons).

So far this year, the three liquefaction plants exported a total of 166 cargoes, totaling 10.93 million tons of the chilled fuel.

This compares to a total of 164 cargoes, totaling 10.94 million tons of the chilled fuel exported in the corresponding period in 2019.

The LNG export plants located on Curtis Island include Shell’s Queensland Curtis LNG, Santos Gladstone LNG, and the ConocoPhillips-operated Australia Pacific LNG terminal.