Australian LNG Export
Summary
Australia is currently the number two LNG exporter, right after the United States, close to Qatar and significantly ahead of Russia, Indonesia and Malaysia.
The top three LNG carriers from Australia are: Maran Gas Maritime, China Energy Ship Management, Shell, Chevron.
Export destinations are completely determined by the geographical location of Australia. The structure of importers of Australian LNG is dominated by China, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan (province of China).
The strategic factor for the Australian LNG industry continues to be the need to seek to prioritize the needs of domestic gas demand over LNG exports. The geographical remoteness of gas fields and major cities and industrial centers, taking into account the relatively undeveloped system of internal gas pipelines, is a key factor of tension. An additional factor is the shareholder structure of LNG projects: the bulk of the profits from the export of Australian LNG goes outside Australia. The key areas of solving this problem are the construction of additional local gas pipelines (for example, the expansion of the South West Queensland pipeline, the expansion of the Moomba-Sydney gas pipeline), as well as the construction of regasification terminals in southeastern Australia, and the expansion of gas production at the Otway field.
LNG Plants
LNG plants of Australia:
Australia Pacific
Darwin D
Gladstone
Gorgon
Ichthys
North West Shelf
Pluto
Prelude
Queensland Curtis
Wheatstone
LNG Loadings
The table “Monthly LNG loadings volumes at Australian ports“ provides statistics on the loading of gas carriers in Australian ports with aggregation for calendar months. The data is available from October 2022. 01.MM.YYYY means shipments for the entire calendar month starting on that day. Shipments for the current month are indicated by cumulative total from the first day of the month to the current date. The delay in receiving data is up to one day. The data is updated automatically.
The table “Details of LNG loadings in Australia during last 30 days“ provides the data on loading of gas carriers at gas-liquefying plants in Australia during last 30 days and is updated automatically.
Shippers
The graph “Carriers of Australian LNG" shows statistics on the volume of LNG shipments from Australian ports grouped by shipping managers. The data is given for last 365 days and is updated automatically.
Leaders of LNG transportation from Australia:
Maran Gas Maritime Inc (the world's leading LNG shipper).
Shell International Trade and Supply Company (a Shell division)
Chevron Corporation.
Export destinations
The table “Destination countries of Australian LNG Export" provides statistics on importing countries of Australian LNG with aggregation by calendar months. The date of gas carrier loading is used, the data on importing country is available upon discharge. The data has been provided since 01.09.2022 and is updated automatically. Data for the current month is shown as a cumulative total.
Export destinations are completely determined by the geographical location of Australia. The structure of importers of Australian LNG is dominated by China, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan (province of China).
Notes:
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