LNG Prime brings you the five most popular news on our platform during the week of February 2-9, 2025.
1) French energy giant TotalEnergies expects the Export-Import Bank of the United States to approve financing for the $20 billion Mozambique LNG project in coming weeks, according to TotalEnergies CEO Patrick Pouyanne.
2) Gastrade’s Alexandroupolis FSRU in Greece remains unavailable for regasification services due to a technical issue.
3) Two Greek firms and one German owner recently ordered LNG-duel fuel containerships and tankers at yards in China and South Korea, according to brokers.
4) China, the world’s largest LNG importer, said it would impose tariffs of 15 percent on imports of coal and LNG from the US after President Donald Trump imposed a tariff on goods from the country.
5) French shipping giant CMA CGM, one of the world’s largest backers of LNG fuel, has signed a letter of intent with a Chinese shipbuilder to build a new batch of LNG dual-fuel container vessels, according to shipbuilding sources.