LNG news updates

Wärtsilä has signed a five-year lifecycle agreement with Alpha Gas for two LNG carriers.

Delfin Midstream Inc. has entered into an agreement with Siemens Energy Inc. to reserve manufacturing capacity for four SGT-750 gas turbine mechanical drive packages and an early works programme with Samsung Heavy Industries and Black & Veatch to further floating LNG vessel design specifications.

According to data from DNV’s Alternative Fuels Insight platform, ordering of alternative-fuelled vessels is continuing to grow in 2025, despite a slowdown in the overall newbuild market.

Gulf Development Public Company Ltd and POSCO E&C, have signed an EPCC contract between Gulf MTP LNG Terminal Co. Ltd and PEC-CAZ consortium for the superstructure development of the Map Ta Phut industrial port phase 3 project.

GTT has received an order from HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering for the design of the cryogenic tanks of six new LNG-fuelled container ships.

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd has announced its first use of bio-LNG fuel supplied by Shell Western LNG B.V. to the car carrier OCEANUS HIGHWAY.

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp. has announced the receipt of four work awards, including dredging work for Woodside’s Louisiana LNG.

Shell Canada Energy has announced that the first cargo of LNG has left the LNG Canada facility on the west coast of Canada.

Gasum has opened its ninth bio-LNG station in Norway, located in Førde.

A2A and bp have signed a sale and purchase agreement for up to 1 billion m3/y of LNG from 2027 – 2044.

HD Hyundai and Tampa Ship LLC are to establish a strategic and comprehensive collaboration that outlines a multi-faceted alliance to build medium-sized LNG dual-fuel containerships at Tampa Ship.

Coastal Bend LNG has initiated development of a 22.5 million tpy natural gas liquefaction and export facility on the Texas Gulf Coast.

Under the agreement, PTT will supply LNG to Centrica for a 10-year period across a range of destinations in Asia, with deliveries expected to begin in 2028.

New analysis by the IEEFA has revealed that a potential disruption in the Strait of Hormuz would jeopardise the 10% of Europe’s LNG imports that come from Qatar.

Rauma Marine Constructions has delivered the second Spirit of Tasmania car and passenger ferry to TT-Line Company.

Energy Transfer LNG has signed an incremental sale and purchase agreement with Chevron for an additional 1 million tpy of LNG from its Lake Charles LNG export facility.

Chiyoda and McDermott have signed a binding term sheet addressing key components of an agreement for completion of Trains 2 and 3 of the project.

Cheniere Energy, Inc. has made a positive final investment decision with respect to the Corpus Christi Midscale Trains 8 & 9 and debottlenecking project and has issued full notice to proceed to Bechtel Energy, Inc. for construction of CCL Midscale Trains 8 & 9.

Woodside has announced the completion of the sell-down of a 40% interest in Louisiana LNG Infrastructure LLC to Stonepeak.

The U.S. Energy Information Administration has revealed that approximately 20% of global LNG trade transited the Strait of Hormuz, primarily from Qatar, in 2024.

Glenfarne Alaska LNG, LLC has announced that PTT Public Company Ltd has signed a co-operation agreement for strategic participation in the Alaska LNG project, including for the procurement of 2 million tpy of LNG from Alaska LNG over a 20-year term.

Golar LNG Ltd have announced that FLNG Gimi has reached the commercial operations date for its 20-year lease and operate agreement for the Greater Tortue Ahmeyim project offshore Mauritania and Senegal.

OLT Offshore LNG Toscana has successfully completed the commissioning of the new small scale LNG service that will be offered by the company.

Seaspan Energy has completed its first LNG bunkering operation to a pure car and truck carrier at the Port of Long Beach.