Top 5 news of the week December 29-January 4

LNG Prime brings you the five most popular news stories on our platform during the week of December 29, 2025-January 4, 2026.

1) US LNG exporter Venture Global LNG is seeking approval from the US FERC to boost the capacity of its Plaquemines LNG terminal in Louisiana to 35 mtpa.

2) Capital Clean Energy Carriers (CCEC) has ordered three liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers from South Korea’s HD Hyundai Samho.

3) South Korean shipbuilding giant Samsung Heavy Industries has won a new contract to build two liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers.

4) South Korean shipbuilder HD Hyundai Heavy Industries has held a keel-laying ceremony for MOL’s floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU), which will serve Gaz-System’s Gdansk LNG project in Poland.

5) PetroVietnam Gas, a unit of state-owned PetroVietnam, plans to invest approximately $3.8 billion over the next five years, including in liquefied natural gas (LNG) infrastructure.

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Glencore pens Chinese LNG supply deal

Switzerland-based energy trader Glencore has signed a long-term deal to supply liquefied natural gas (LNG) to a unit of China Suntien Green Energy.

Equinor seals long-term LNG SPA with Thailand’s PTT

Norwegian energy firm Equinor has signed a long-term LNG sales and purchase agreement with a unit of Thailand’s PTT.

Atlantic LNG rates continue to increase

Atlantic spot LNG shipping rates rose for the third week in a row, rising $5,250 week-on-week to $25,250 per day, according to Spark Commodities.

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