LNG Prime brings you the five most popular news stories on our platform during the week of December 8-14, 2025.
1) Golden Pass LNG, a joint venture owned by energy giants QatarEnergy and ExxonMobil, has received approval from the US FERC to receive a cooldown cargo as it continues to move forward with commissioning activities of its three-train liquefaction plant in Texas.
2) BW’s recently ordered large liquefied natural gas carriers are expected to feature three LNG tanks instead of four, marking an industry first, according to shipbuilding sources.
3) Norwegian shipping firm Knutsen has secured a long-term charter deal from Italian energy firm Edison, a unit of EDF, for one newbuild liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier.
4) Japan’s power firm and LNG trader Jera has signed a long-term liquefied natural gas supply deal with India’s Torrent Power.
5) Commodity trader Trafigura said its liquefied natural gas (LNG) volumes rose 18.7 percent in the fiscal year ending September 30 compared to the year before.