LNG news updates

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.

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines has announced the delivery of Greenergy Cloud, the sixth and final LNG carrier in the CNOOC series.

Seatrium Ltd has entered into a letter of intent with Golar LNG Ltd to advance a potential third floating LNG conversion project.

Golar LNG Ltd has executed an EPC agreement with CIMC Raffles for its fourth floating LNG (FLNG) and second MKII design FLNG production vessel.

Power LNG, LLC and Énestas have executed definitive agreements establishing a strategic partnership to accelerate the development of LNG infrastructure at the Port of Galveston.

PaxOcean has announced the completion and delivery of two LNG carrier repair projects within the span of one week.

Axpo and Vitol have completed the first LNG bunkering operation at the Port of Civitavecchia in Italy, refuelling a flagship vessel of a leading international cruise line.

The Prince Rupert Gas Transmission Project has signed a construction agreement with Surerus Murphy Joint Venture.

Technip Energies has been awarded a FEED contract for the offshore Regasification Terminal Yan project in Malaysia.