Top 5 news of the week February 3-9

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.

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TotalEnergies picks Daewoo E&C for Papua LNG contract

French energy giant TotalEnergies and its partners in the planned Papua LNG project in Papua New Guinea have selected South Korea’s Daewoo E&C as the preferred bidder for the EPCC of the project's central processing facility and well pads.

Golar eyes fleet of more than seven FLNGs

Floating LNG player Golar LNG has made a pathway to increase its FLNG fleet to over seven units after ordering its fourth unit and securing two more shipyard slots, according to CEO Karl Fredrik Staubo.

Atlantic spot LNG rates drop to $40,000 per day

Atlantic spot LNG shipping rates continued to decrease this week, dropping to $40,000 per day, the lowest since the start of the Middle East conflict, according to Spark Commodities.
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