Top 5 news of the week August 25-31

LNG Prime brings you the five most popular news stories on our platform during the week of August 25-31, 2025.

1) A unit of UK-based LNG giant Shell has added another chartered liquefied natural gas carrier to its fleet.

2) US energy giant Chevron has signed a second LNG sales and purchase agreement with Chinese independent gas distributor ENN.

3) France’s TotalEnergies and its partners plan to take a final investment decision on the Papua LNG export project in Papua New Guinea in the first quarter of 2026, according to Santos CEO Kevin Gallagher.

4) Italian energy firm Eni hosted on Tuesday the sail-away ceremony for the Nguya floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) unit in Shanghai, China. The unit is ready to start serving the second phase of Eni’s Congo LNG project.

5) Texas-based Energy Transfer has secured a permit extension from the US DOE to start exports from its proposed Lake Charles LNG export facility in Louisiana.

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