Japan’s power firm and LNG trader, Jera, has strengthened its indirect stake in the Chevron-operated Wheatstone LNG project in Australia by acquiring additional shares.
Taiwan’s CPC Corp is making progress on buying LNG and investing in the planned Glenfarne-led Alaska LNG project, according to Taiwan's economy ministry.
UK-based LNG giant Shell, French LNG containment specialist GTT, and classification society Lloyd’s Register have launched a joint development project to develop a conceptual 200,000-cbm LNG carrier combining hybrid-electric propulsion with GTT’s Next1 LNG cargo containment technology.
China's Cosco Shipping Energy Transportation, Cosco's shipping arm, has signed a shipbuilding deal with compatriot shipbuilder Jiangnan for four LNG carriers that will serve charter deals with a unit of UK-based LNG giant Shell.
Chinese shipbuilder Hudong-Zhonghua has officially started building the first ultra-large QC-Max LNG carrier as part of the massive QatarEnergy shipbuilding program. The shipbuilder says this is the world's largest LNG carrier.