South Africa’s state power company, Eskom, has signed a heads of agreement with Dutch terminal operator Vopak and its partner Transnet Pipelines to become a foundation customer for the planned LNG import terminal in South Africa’s Richards Bay.
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Australian LNG player Santos has signed two separate, non-binding LNG agreements that underscore the company’s growing global LNG portfolio position. Santos entered into a non-binding heads of agreement to buy LNG from the Ksi Lisims LNG project in Canada and the company agreed key commercial terms with South Korea's Posco Steel to supply the latter with LNG.
Brazil’s state-owned energy firm Petrobras has signed a long-term deal with US LNG exporter Sempra Infrastructure, a unit of Sempra, to buy LNG from the second phase of the Port Arthur LNG project in Texas.
South Africa’s Transnet National Ports Authority, part of Transnet, is seeking an operator to finance, build, and operate a small- to medium-scale LNG import facility at the Port of East London.
Dutch partners Gasunie and Vopak expect to launch the fourth LNG tank at their Gate terminal in the third quarter of this year, according to Vopak CEO Dick Richelle.