What is to be LNG Canada’s first and only imported cool down cargo of LNG is expected to arrive at the liquefaction site in Kitimat, BC on or about March 31. Based on a Bloomberg report from a private tanker tracking agency, the Greek-flagged Maran Gas Roxana (image below) loaded a cargo of LNG at the Shell and EIG Global Energy Partners-operated Queensland Curtis LNG plant in Australia on March 11 and departed the site on March 12. Online ship tracking sites report the ship’s position as of midday March 19 to the northeast of the Marshall Islands and roughly at the halfway point of its journey across the Pacific Ocean.
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LNG Canada Signals Import of LNG Cool Down Cargo for Early April
LNG Canada's first and only LNG cool down cargo is set for an early April arrival. As one of the last steps in the commissioning process, the arrival of a cool down cargo suggests that the start up of LNG Canada may be just a few months in the future.
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LNG Canada Anticipating First LNG Production in June
First LNG production at LNG Canada is reported to be lining up for June. This would sync with reports earlier this year that the first export cargo will take place in July.
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LNG Canada Gas Production Update and Inching Toward First Liquefaction
Gas production for the LNG Canada partners recovered in March from wellhead freeze-offs in February and remains near the notional intake capacity for LNG Canada of 2.1 Bcf/d. Additional commissioning work continues with the first LNG export cargo still expected to take place in July.
