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2018-04-12 11:26:43
Reuters
China National Offshore Oil Corp (CNOOC) will next week auction one or two cargoes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) for delivery later in the year on the Shanghai Petroleum and Gas Exchange, the state-controlled company's first such deal.
An official at CNOOC familiar with the plan said it is the first time the company has agreed to do a forward sale of LNG on the exchange.
The cargoes will be delivered from the Ningbo terminal in Zhejiang province, the exchange said.
Trading volumes on the Shanghai exchange, which was launched in early 2015 were pretty thin in the first two years, but they picked up late last year ahead of the severe gas crunch this past winter.
It is backed by state news agency Xinhua; China's top three state oil majors Sinopec, China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC) and CNOOC; and five gas distributors, including China Gas Holdings, ENN Group and state-run utility Huaneng Group.