China LNG news
WFW advises CMC on landmark LNG carrier joint ventures
Watson Farley & Williams has advised China Merchants Capital Management Co. and China Great Bay Area Fund Management Co. Ltd on a series of joint ventures with a global financial institution.
CIMC SOE holds keel-laying ceremony for LNG bunkering vessel
Nantong CIMC Sinopacific Offshore & Engineering Co., Ltd has held the keel-laying ceremony for a 12 500 m3 LNG bunker built for Vitol International Shipping.
Fluor to divest Zhuhai Fabrication Yard
Fluor Corp. has reached an agreement to divest its portion of its Zhuhai fabrication yard in China’s Guangdong province to Offshore Oil Engineering Co., Ltd.
China’s 2025 LNG imports shift down: What comes next?
In our December regional report, Go Katayama, Kpler LNG Insight, explores why China’s LNG demand retreated in 2025 and what lies ahead for 2026.
Wood Mackenzie: Growth in LNG supply running up against concerns over Chinese demand
The LNG industry confronts a potential oversupply crisis as aggressive investment in new capacity meets weakening Chinese demand and mounting geopolitical uncertainty, assesses Wood Mackenzie.
Latest developments in Asia LNG markets: S&P Global Commodity Insights
With new US tariffs imposed on Asian countries and geopolitical tensions in the Middle East threatening LNG trade flows, S&P Global Commodity Insights brings you a round-up of the latest developments impacting Asia's LNG markets.
Sallaum Lines celebrates delivery of first PCTCs
Sallaum Lines has announced the successful early delivery of the MV Ocean Breeze, a next-generation LNG dual-fuel pure car and truck carrier built by Fujian Mawei Shipbuilding in China.
CIMC SOE secures LNG bunkering vessel order
Nantong CIMC Sinopacific Offshore & Engineering Co., Ltd has signed a sixth LNG bunkering vessel order with a European shipowner through Rensen-Driessen.
Maritime Protection secures contract for inert gas system on LNG carrier series
Maritime Protection has been awarded a contract valued at €22.7 million to supply dry inert gas systems for 24 LNG carriers being constructed at a major shipyard in China as part of Qatar’s second LNG fleet expansion programme.
Lloyd’s Register, CoolCo, and HD HMS deliver sub-coolers for LNG boil-off reliquefaction retrofit
Lloyd’s Register, Cool Company Ltd, and HD Hyundai Marine Solution have completed a reliquefaction retrofit on the Kool Glacier, a CoolCo-owned 162 000 m3 LNG carrier.