About 1.84 million tonnes of LNG or 28 cargoes left the three Gladstone terminals on Curtis Island last month, GPC’s data shows.
This marks a 7.2 percent drop compared to 1.99 million tonnes of LNG or 31 cargoes in September 2024.
September LNG exports also dropped compared to 1.98 million tonnes of LNG or 31 cargoes in August 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 drop
Most of last month’s LNG exports (1,150,769 tonnes) landed in China, an 8.7 percent decrease from the previous year.
Moreover, Gladstone LNG exports to Japan rose to 270,637 tonnes from 66,235 tonnes in September 2024, while Malaysian volumes dropped to 241,301 tonnes from 311,091 tonnes in September last year.
Volumes to Malaysia reached 185,952 tonnes last month, nearly flat compared to 186,413 tonnes in September last year.
During January-August this year, Gladstone terminals exported 17,395,26 tonnes or 270 cargoes.
This compares to 17,513,275 tonnes or 265 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.
