LNG news updates

Uniper and Tourmaline Oil Corp. have finalised an eight-year physical gas agreement for 80 000 million Btu/d beginning in November 2028.

Sempra Infrastructure and JERA Co., Inc. have announced a 20-year sale and purchase agreement for the supply of 1.5 million tpy of LNG offtake from the Port Arthur LNG Phase 2 development project.

Woodfibre LNG has made significant progress on both land and sea, including the commencement of the project’s first permanent marine pile for the floating storage tank.

Centrica has secured a minority stake in Gasrec, the UK’s largest dual provider of bio-LNG and bio-CNG to the road transport sector.

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.

Titan Clean Fuels has performed the first ship-to-ship LNG bunkering operation at the Cruise Port Terminal in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

SEA-LNG has published a new report titled ‘The LNG Pathway: Mid-Year Market Review’ – evaluating the state of play for LNG, liquefied biomethane, and e-methane, as well as presenting initial analysis of why LNG dual-fuel engines offer the best returns under the IMO Net-Zero Framework.

Baker Hughes and Chart Industries have entered into a definitive agreement under which Baker Hughes will acquire all outstanding shares of Chart’s common stock for US$210 per share in cash, equivalent to a total enterprise value of US$13.6 billion.

In its Annual Energy Outlook 2025, the U.S. Energy Information Administration projects regional differences in natural gas markets will encourage increased natural gas flows from the mid-Atlantic to the southern Gulf Coast in the coming decades.

Argent LNG has begun assembling a team of regulatory, legal, environmental, and engineering experts to guide the company through the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission pre-filing process.

Floating LNG terminals are gaining momentum on the global LNG market, with capacity expected to triple by 2030 according to research from Rystad Energy.

Venture Global, Inc. has announced a final investment decision and closing of the US$15.1 billion project financing for the first phase of Venture Global CP2 LNG, together with the associated CP Express Pipeline.

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration has entered into a 20-year lease agreement with McNeese State University in Lake Charles, Louisiana, as the site of the PHMSA National Center of Excellence for LNG Safety.

HAM Group has opened a new LNG service station in Castejón, Navarra, Spain.

Nakilat has launched the first financing package with the Export-Import Bank of Korea for 25 conventional Korean-built LNG vessels that will be fully owned and operated by Nakilat.

An analysis of market and government data by Reuters shows the Philippines is on track for an annual decline in coal-fired electricity output for the first time in nearly two decades, driven by rising LNG-fired power generation.

DNV has awarded a general approval for ship application certificate to Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd, MISC Berhad, PETRONAS CCS Ventures Sdn. Bhd., and Shanghai Merchant Ship Design and Research Institute, for a jointly-developed 62 000 m3 liquid carbon dioxide carrier design.

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.

NYK has commenced the continuous use of bio-LNG fuel supplied by Titan Supply B.V. on its LNG-powered car carriers.

Hafnia and other leading shipping and bunkering companies have come together to launch a Bunkering Services Initiative focused on solving the widely reported issues of fuel quantity shortages and fuel quality opacity across the marine fuel supply chain.

TotalEnergies and CMA CGM Group have entered into an agreement to develop a 50/50 logistics joint venture dedicated to the implementation and operation of an LNG bunker supply solution at the Port of Rotterdam, in the Netherlands.

Hanwha Shipping, a US subsidiary of Hanwha Ocean, has ordered an LNG carrier from its affiliate, Hanwha Philly Shipyard.

Galveston LNG Bunker Port, LLC and Loa Carbon have announced the signing of a letter of intent where Loa Carbon will provide renewable e-methane directly to GLBP for liquefaction.

JGC Holdings Corp. has been awarded a preliminary contract for a floating LNG project in Africa.