Top 5 news of the week February 28-March 6

LNG Prime brings you the five most popular news on our platform during the week of February 28-March 6, 2022.

1) Germany has decided to back the construction of two liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminals as the country looks to reduce dependence on Russian pipeline gas imports, according to Chancellor Olaf Scholz.

2) US liquefaction plant developer Venture Global LNG said it has shipped the first commissioning cargo from its Calcasieu Pass plant in Louisiana.

3) LNG giant Shell said on Monday it would exit its joint ventures with Russia’s Gazprom and related entities, including its 27.5 percent stake in the Sakhalin-2 LNG export terminal.

4) Chart Industries said it has received full notice to proceed for the production of cold boxes and brazed aluminum heat exchangers for the first phase of Venture Global’s Plaquemines LNG export project in Louisiana.

5) Tor Olav Troim-led Golar LNG is expecting to win a new contract for a floating LNG producer this year as it continues to work on several projects.

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Venture Global’s Plaquemines LNG to commission third jetty

US LNG exporter Venture Global LNG has received approval from the US FERC to introduce hazardous fluids to the third jetty at its Plaquemines LNG export plant in Louisiana.

Samsung Heavy, KR to develop three-tank LNG carrier

South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries signed a memorandum of understanding with compatriot classification society KR to jointly develop a 174,000-cbm LNG carrier featuring three cargo tanks.

Another FSRU arrives in Egypt

The 160,000-cbm FSRU Energos Eskimo has arrived in Egypt from Jordan, according to shipping data. The unit is one of four FSRUs that will serve a charter deal with Egypt's EGAS as the country seeks to meet its growing demand for natural gas.

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