Top 5 news of the week March 3-9

LNG Prime brings you the five most popular news on our platform during the week of March 3-9, 2025.

1) The Irish government has approved development of an FSRU-based liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal to boost its energy security.

2) US LNG exporter Venture Global LNG said on Thursday that it is launching the final investment decision (FID) process for its proposed CP2 LNG project in Louisiana.

3) Yards in South Korea and China are competing to win an order to build liquefied natural gas carriers for LNG producer Nigeria LNG, shipbuilding sources told LNG Prime on Tuesday.

4) Colombia’s state-owned energy firm Ecopetrol has signed a deal with compatriot PIO SAS for regasification infrastructure on the Colombian Pacific coast.

5) Taiwan’s Wan Hai Lines is working on switching an order placed in South Korea last year for eight methanol-powered containerships to LNG fuel, according to shipbuilding sources.

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