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Top 5 news of the week August 12-18

By LNG Prime Staff
Top 5 news of the week August 12-18
Image: Swan Energy

LNG Prime brings you the five most popular news on our platform during the week of August 12-18, 2024.

1) India’s Swan Energy has agreed to sell its 2020-built 180,000-cbm FSRU, Vasant 1, to Türkiye’s state-owned natural gas and LNG firm Botas.

Botas to buy Swan Energy’s FSRU for $399 million

2) A unit of German biofuels producer Verbio is seeking long-term and short-term authorization from the US Department of Energy to export bio-LNG via US small-scale liquefaction facilities mainly to Europe.

Verbio seeks DOE approval to export US bio-LNG to Europe

3) Chinese private shipyard Yangzijiang Shipbuilding has terminated shipbuilding contracts for two 175,000-cbm liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers. The shipbuilder aims to resell the vessels.

Yangzijiang terminates contract for LNG carrier duo

4) South Korea’s HD Hyundai Heavy Industries has delivered one 174,000-cbm LNG carrier to compatriot shipowner Pan Ocean and charterer Shell.

Pan Ocean, Shell take delivery of LNG carrier in South Korea

5) Floating LNG player Golar LNG expects to enter into a yard EPC contract to convert its 148,000-cbm Moss-type carrier, Fuji LNG, into an MKII FLNG within the third quarter of this year.

Golar expects to ink EPC deal for FLNG conversion in Q3 2024

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