LNG news updates

Cheniere Energy, Inc. has announced the achievement of two significant milestones: the substantial completion of the Corpus Christi Liquefaction Stage 3 Project in Texas, and the production and export of its 5000th cargo of LNG.

AFRY has been selected as the international technical advisor for the 1.5 GW Thai Binh LNG-to-power project in Hung Yen, Vietnam.

Edison has received a further notice from QatarEnergy confirming the continuation of the force majeure event with an additional five cargoes.

Sempra has started FERC pre-fling for a brownfield expansion project at Port Arthur LNG that includes four new trains with a total capacity of 27 million tpy.

AG&P LNG has announced that its Cai Mep LNG terminal in Ho Chi Minh City has received its third commercial cargo of LNG.

Gasrec has received planning permission for its first high-capacity, public-access bio-LNG refuelling facility in the North West.

GTT has received an order from the Jiangnan shipyard for the design of the tanks of four new LNG carriers on behalf of ADNOC Logistics and Services.

Sapphire Gas Solutions has acquired EDGE LNG from affiliates of Blue Water Energy.

Energía del Pacífico has received the SM BLUEBIRD from the US, representing the 40th LNG unloading received in El Salvador.

Hosted by Thailand's Ministry of Energy, Gastech will convene policymakers, regulators, energy producers, infrastructure and technology providers, investors, traders, and utilities from across the global energy value chain to explore how energy systems can evolve to meet rising demand while strengthening energy security and supporting long-term economic development.

TotalEnergies confirms that the transfer of its 10% interest in Arctic LNG 2 to NordLine has been completed.

MAIRE has announced new awards and additional works related to previously granted contracts in the Integrated E&C Solutions business unit for a total amount of approximately €110 million, for projects located across South America, Europe, and Asia.

Maran Tankers Management has announced the delivery of Maran Myrsini, the fourth LNG dual-fuel suezmax oil tanker of the series.

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.