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At Least Seven Vessels Diverted On Strikes At French LNG Terminals

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At least seven vessels heading to French LNG terminals have changed course to other European offload points as France’s four LNG terminals remained closed because of strike action according to Reuters.

  • Vessels have been diverted to terminals in the UK, the Netherlands and Spain since strike action started.
  • Cargoes planned for the upcoming week would also be diverted to other terminals, and some would likely be delayed, analysts and traders said.
  • On 5 March, the day before LNG strikes started, deliveries from the four French terminals totalled about 1,165 gigawatt-hours per day (GWh/d). That shrank to 600 GWh/d on March 6 and has been at zero since March 7, Refinitiv data showed.
  • Elengy’s three LNG terminals are expected to remain blocked until 21 March, a company spokesperson said.
  • The Fluxys terminal in Dunkerque is scheduled to be offline until Friday morning.

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