Shell’s Idku plant steps up LNG exports as winter curbs local consumption

Royal Dutch Shell’s Idku liquefaction plant has increased exports of natural gas to 500 mcf/d, up from 300 mcf/d previously, a source from EGAS said, attributing the move to a further decline in local consumption levels during winter. Just last month, the company increased LNG exports to 300 mcf/d from 250 mcf/d in October. Shell and the Oil Ministry had agreed in 2016 to gradually ramp up production at the Idku LNG plant.