Highlights Shipments to liquid markets down by a third on month, year UK imports just one cargo in July, Russia using Artic route Reload patterns illustrate rocketing global demand A severe tightening of the global LNG market resulted in a considerable drop in European imports during July, with seasonably low physical receipts falling by a further third both year on year and month on month. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now According to data from S&P Global Platts Analytics, import levels are very close to those seen in January when Asian spot LNG prices hit record highs, despite the Platts JKM benchmark currently holding a narrower premium over Europe. Across Europe’s liquid traded hubs with LNG regasification terminals, namely France, Spain, Italy, Belgium, the UK and the Netherlands, monthly imports amounted to just 3.12 million mt, equating to 4.306 Bcm of natural gas. […]