A roundup of news and commentary from NGI’s LNG Insight

  • The Ever Given was still stuck in the Suez Canal on Friday afternoon after running aground Tuesday. About 10 tugboats, two dredger vessels and additional machinery and equipment on the banks are working to refloat the massive container ship, according to shipping services firm Leth Agencies. 
  • Higher tides are expected this weekend, which could help the operations. But various estimates now suggest dislodging the ship could take until at least Wednesday. 
  • About four LNG vessels were still waiting Friday to transit the canal. Qatar’s Al Mayfar and Al Samriya tankers have adjusted their course and now appear to be headed for a longer route toward the Cape of Good Hope to bypass congestion and deliver LNG cargoes to Europe next...