Woodside Energy delivered an LNG cargo to Uniper Global Commodities SE aboard the Woodside Rees Withers from Australia’s North West Shelf.
The cargo of roughly 75,000 tonnes of LNG (100 million cubic metres of natural gas) was delivered to the Gate Terminal on Maasvlakte, Rotterdam, on 27 November 2022. According to Woodside, it will contribute to the natural gas supply in Northwest and Central Europe.
Woodside Executive Vice President Marketing & Trading Mark Abbotsford said the company was thrilled to have completed the transaction at a time when Europe desperately needed alternative gas sources to replace the Russian pipeline supply.
“Events over the course of 2022 have shown that the world cannot take reliable and affordable supplies of energy for granted, particularly as we strive to decarbonise,” Abbotsford stated.
Abbotsford added that at such times, it is more crucial than ever for buyers and sellers to collaborate to respond to market dynamics flexibly. He said Woodside’s collaboration with Uniper is an example of this.
“The delivery of a North West Shelf LNG cargo to Europe also highlights the role that Australian LNG can play in supporting global energy security,” he stated.
Uniper’s Director LNG Andreas Gemballa said: “We continue to work on securing the much-needed gas supply into Europe from reliable sources like Australia and thus helping to strengthen security of supply during the ongoing crisis triggered by the Russian war.”
“In addition to bringing online floating storage and regasification units in Germany, we are contracting LNG from diversified sources into existing and new regasification capacity in Europe. Woodside as a reliable supplier is helping us to bring additional LNG to Europe,” Gemballa added.
