FACTBOX-China's liquefied natural gas import deals
BEIJING, Nov 4 (Reuters) - U.S. major ExxonMobil Corp (XOM.N) has reached a preliminary deal to sell 2 million tonnes a year of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from its Papua New Guinea project to China's Sinopec (0386.HK), a key step in moving the project towards final approval. [ID:nSYD537366]
The fuel will feed Sinopec's first receiving terminal in Qingdao in eastern Shandong province, Sinopec said in a release.
The following are the LNG import deals that China has signed in recent years.
(For China's monthly LNG trade data and relevant news, please search with O/CHINA7) ----------------------------------------------------------------- Buyers Volumes timeframe Receiving suppliers supply
(mln t /start terminal project
per yr) (yrs/yr) ----------------------------------------------------------------- CNOOC
3.6 20/2014 - BG Group Curtis Island
1.0 /2010 - Total its global
portfolio
2.0 /2009 Dapeng Qatargas Qatargas 2
- - - Qalhat -
3.7 /2006 Dapeng Northwest N.W. Shelf,
Shelf Venture Australia
2.6 25/2009 Fujian BP Tangguh,
Indonesia
3.03 25/2009 Shanghai Petronas Malaysia PETROCHINA
2.0 20/ Dalian Shell Gorgon,
Australia
2.25 20-25 - ExxonMobil Gorgon,
Australia
3.0 25/2011 Jiangsu Qatargas/Shell Qatargas 4
2-3 15-20 Dalian Woodside Energy Browse,
/2013 Australia SINOPEC
2.0 - Qingdao ExxonMobil PNG LNG -----------------------------------------------------------------
- not available
Sources: Reuters reports, company websites. (Reporting by Jim Bai and Aizhu Chen; Editing by Jacqueline Wong)
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