LNG Prime brings you the five most popular news stories on our platform during the week of April 13-19, 2026.
1) Indonesian shipping firm Buana Lintas Lautan (BULL) has added a second steam liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier to its fleet with the purchase of Seapeak’s 2002-built Seapeak Jupiter, previously known as Seapeak Hispania.
2) US LNG exporter Sempra Infrastructure, a unit of Sempra, and compatriot Bechtel continue to make progress on the construction of the Port Arthur LNG export terminal in Texas.
3) A unit of US FSRU player Excelerate Energy has secured a contract worth $69.5 million from the US Navy’s engineering systems command to supply LNG to a power plant at the naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
4) US LNG exporter Venture Global LNG shipped a total of 130 LNG cargoes from its Calcasieu Pass and Plaquemines LNG export terminals in the first quarter of this year.
5) US conglomerate Honeywell has won a contract from compatriot engineering and construction firm Bechtel to provide liquefaction process technology and equipment for two additional Rio Grande LNG trains in Texas.