Curtis Island is home to the Santos-operated 7.8 mtpa GLNG plant, the ConocoPhillips-led 9 mtpa APLNG terminal, and Shell’s 8.5 mtpa QCLNG facility. These are the only LNG export facilities on Australia’s east coast.
The three terminals shipped about 24.04 million tonnes of LNG or 364 cargoes in 2024, GPC’s data shows.
This compares to 22.97 million tonnes of LNG or 350 cargoes in 2023, and 22.64 million tonnes of LNG or 354 cargoes in 2022, the data shows.
In December 2024, LNG exports reached 2.20 million tonnes of LNG or 33 cargoes, down from 2.25 million tonnes of LNG or 34 cargoes in December 2023, and a rise from 2.17 million tonnes of LNG or 33 cargoes in the prior month.
Exports to China and South Korea up
Most of 2024 LNG exports (14.33 million tonnes) landed in China, marking a rise of 6.4 percent compared to 13.47 million tonnes last year, the data shows.
Moreover, Gladstone LNG exports to South Korea rose to 3.97 million tonnes from 3.42 million tonnes in 2023. This marks a rise of 16 percent.
Volumes to Malaysia also increased 16.1 percent year-on-year to 2.57 million tonnes, while volumes to Japan decreased 26.8 percent year-on-year to 1.45 million tonnes.
Other destinations for Gladstone LNG exports in 2024 include Singapore (893,147 tonnes), Thailand (415,925 tonnes), and the Philippines (399,578 tonnes).
GPC’s data shows that volumes to Singapore dropped last year compared to 1.51 million tonnes in 2023, while volumes to Thailand increased compared to 289,962 tonnes in 2023, and volumes to the Philippines jumped compared to 67,400 tonnes in 2023.
