LNG Prime brings you the five most popular news stories on our platform during the week of September 14-20, 2026.
1) South Korean shipbuilding giant Samsung Heavy Industries has secured an order to build four liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers for approximately $1.05 billion.
2) Australian LNG player Santos has signed two separate, non-binding LNG agreements that underscore the company’s growing global LNG portfolio position.
3) French energy giant TotalEnergies has entered into a long-term agreement with South Korea’s GS Energy to supply the latter with liquefied natural gas (LNG).
4) Chinese FLNG builder Wison New Energies is joining forces with Malaysia’s Bumi Armada and FPSO Ventures to jointly advance lease-and-operate solutions for the FLNG market.
5) Chinese shipbuilder Hudong-Zhonghua has received approvals from five classification societies for a new LNG carrier design featuring GTT’s Next1 LNG cargo containment system.