About 2.07 million tonnes of LNG or 32 cargoes left the three Gladstone terminals on Curtis Island last month, GPC’s data shows.
This marks a 4.8 percent drop compared to 2.17 million tonnes of LNG or 33 cargoes in November 2024.
November LNG exports dropped compared to 2.12 million tonnes of LNG or 33 cargoes in October of this year.
Curtis Island hosts the Santos-operated GLNG plant, the ConocoPhillips-led APLNG terminal, and Shell’s QCLNG facility.
These are the only LNG export facilities on Australia’s east coast.
China volumes rise
Most of last month’s LNG exports (1,162,151 tonnes) landed in China, a 5.3 percent increase from the previous year.
Moreover, Gladstone LNG exports to South Korea rose to 398,162 tonnes from 381,991 tonnes in November 2024, while Malaysian volumes dropped to 182,858 tonnes from 307,601 tonnes in November last year.
Volumes to Singapore, Japan, Thailand, and India reached 123,854 tonnes, 70,801 tonnes, 68,242 tonnes, and 61,083 tonnes last month, respectively.
During January-November this year, Gladstone terminals exported 21,582,582 tonnes or 335 cargoes.
This compares to 21,868,001 tonnes or 331 cargoes in the same period last year.
Gladstone LNG exports rose 4.7 percent in 2024 compared to the previous year, GPC’s data previously showed.
The three terminals shipped about 24.04 million tonnes of LNG or 364 cargoes in 2024.
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.
