Oz LNG Exports in May Drop on Month

Australian LNG exports in May stood at 6.4mn metric tons (94 cargoes), down from record 6.7mn mt (98 cargoes) in April, advisory firm EnergyQuest said in its monthly LNG report. 

Australia’s May shipments were 75mn mt/year on an annualised basis, just behind Qatar nameplate capacity of 77mn mt/yr, the report said.

Australian projects delivered 38 cargoes to China in May, up from 36 in March and more than delivered to Japan. 

West coast shipments decreased to 68 cargoes in May compared with 70 in April while East coast LNG shipments decreased to 26 cargoes compared to 28 in April.