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EIA: global trade in LNG grew by 4.5% in 2021

An average of 49.0 billion ft3/d of LNG was traded globally during 2021, an increase of 2.2 billion ft3/d from 2020, according to The LNG Industry GIIGNL Annual Report 2022.

 
 

NextDecade announces SPA with China Gas

Under the 20-year Sales and Purchase Agreement, China Gas will purchase 1.0 million tpy of LNG from NextDecade’s Rio Grande LNG export project in Brownsville, Texas, US.

 
 
 
 

Cheniere and Chevron sign long-term LNG SPAs

Cheniere has announced that its subsidiaries, Sabine Pass Liquefaction and Cheniere Marketing, have each entered into long-term LNG Sales and Purchase Agreements with Chevron.

 
 

Freeport LNG provides update on 8 June incident

An incident occurred at the company’s liquefaction plant on Quintana Island that resulted in the release of LNG, leading to the formation and ignition of a natural gas vapour cloud and a subsequent fire at the facility.

 

Equinor signs SPA with Cheniere

Equinor and Cheniere have announced a 15-year purchase agreement of approximately 1.75 million tpy of LNG starting from 2026.