LNG Prime brings you the five most popular news stories on our platform during the week of May 4-10, 2026.
1) Malaysia’s LNG shipping player MISC, a unit of Petronas, has ordered one floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) from South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries.
2) Norwegian shipowner Knutsen is working on new projects to further expand its fleet of 50 liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers.
3) Energy trader Vitol has signed a memorandum of understanding with Argentina’s Camuzzi Gas Inversora to evaluate offtaking volumes and a potential stake purchase in the latter’s planned LNG project at the port of La Plata in Buenos Aires province.
4) ExxonMobil CEO Darren Woods expects the second train at the QatarEnergy-led Golden Pass LNG export terminal in Texas to be mechanically complete by the end of this year.
5) Golden Pass LNG, a joint venture owned by energy giants QatarEnergy and ExxonMobil, is expected to load the second cargo of liquefied natural gas produced from the first liquefaction train soon, following the arrival of a 2025-built LNG carrier at its facility in Texas.