LNG news updates

BW LNG is working on increasing cargo capacity by 3000 m3 with a new 177 000 m3 three-tank LNG carrier design.

Höegh Autoliners has decided to order an additional six new dual-fuel and zero-carbon-ready Aurora class vessels, with delivery scheduled for 2029 – 2031.

Global gas demand reached a record 4202 billion m3 in 2025, while investment in diversification, LNG infrastructure, and storage helped the global gas system absorb a major 2026 supply shock far more effectively than in 2022, according to the 2026 Global Gas Report by Snam and the IGU.

Uniper and Equinor have signed a 15-year agreement for the supply of 30 TWh/y of natural gas to Germany from 2027 – 2041.

GAIL (India) Ltd, Deendayal Port Authority, and DNV have signed a tripartite co-operation agreement at Kandla for collaboration on setting up LNG bunkering facility at Kandla Port.

Santos has entered into a binding agreement to acquire a 30% interest in the Meridian CSG project as part of a sale to the GLNG joint venture partners and has completed the sale of its interest in the Mahalo joint venture.

Ebara Elliott Energy and Doosan Enerbility have signed a memorandum of understanding to co-develop advanced gas turbine-driven centrifugal compressors for the LNG industry.

GTT has received an order from HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering for the tank design of two new carriers, on behalf of Tsakos Energy Navigation, the shipowner.

White & Case LLP has advised Citibank, N.A. and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as joint lead arrangers, joint bookrunners, and joint structuring agents, as well as IDB Invest, Corporación Andina de Fomento, and the other mandated lead arrangers and senior lenders, on the US$902.3 million senior secured limited recourse project financing for the Manzanillo LNG-to-power project in the Dominican Republic.

Tanzania Petroleum Development Corp., TAQA Arabia, and Africa50 have signed a gas sales agreement for East Africa LNG, the venture developing Tanzania’s first small scale LNG facility.

Suomen Lantakaasu’s has inaugurated Finland’s first industrial scale production facility for bio-LNG in Nurmo.

Lloyd’s Register is delivering classification and technical assurance for the conversion of an LNG carrier into a FSU for Dixstone Lower Gulf FZCO, a Perenco sister company.

CoreMarine has completed the disconnection of the Hilli Episeyo FLNG platform offshore Cameroon.

MacGregor has been selected to deliver a comprehensive scope of cargo handling solutions for six 1700 TEU dual-fuel LNG-powered containerships to be built at Cochin Shipyard Ltd in India for CMA CGM.

The European Commission has approved the acquisition of joint control of Avenir LNG Ltd by Stolt-Nielsen Ltd and Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha of Japan.

Summit LNG Terminal has started send out of approximately 110 million ft3/d of regasified LNG to Bangladesh’s national gas grid following the arrival of an LNG carrier to Moheshkhali on 14 August.

Kino Aski Inc. and Marinvest Energy Canada Inc. have announced the joint development of Kino Aski LNG, a First Nations-led energy corridor and LNG project designed to supply Europe with competitive, low-carbon Canadian energy.

Elenger will bring three more LNG cargoes from the US to the Port of Inkoo in Finland in November and December 2026.

Hahn & Co., the owner of South Korean shipping companies, SK Shipping and H-Line Shipping, will swap vessels and long-term contracts in a deal that will make SK Shipping Asia's largest LNG carrier operator, as reported by Reuters.

Everllence has signed an engineering design agreement with Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding (Group) Co., Ltd regarding the development of a 180 000 m3 class LNG carrier featuring an Everllence DFE+ propulsion system.

The first LNG cargo has arrived in Honduras under Centrica Energy's long-term sale and purchase agreement with Exodus.

XRG has announced its entry into Venezuela through the award of the offshore Loran licence by the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, and the transfer of interest in the license by PDVsA Gas.

Argentina LNG has submitted its application to join Argentina’s Large Investment Incentive Regime for the development of its integrated LNG production and export project, with a total investment of US$51 billions throughout the life of the project.

Calmarí LNG has received Colombia’s 200th LNG cargo in Cartagena.