LNG Prime brings you the five most popular news stories on our platform during the week of August 31-September 6, 2026.
1) Japanese shipping giant MOL, owner of a large LNG carrier fleet, has merged six of its ship management companies into a single entity.
2) German chemicals giant BASF has received its first liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargo under a long-term contract with US LNG exporter Cheniere.
3) French energy giant and LNG player TotalEnergies has appointed Emmanuelle Guegan as the president of marketing and services and a member of the executive committee after Bernard Pinatel decided to retire.
4) US LNG exporter Cheniere has completed the Corpus Christi Liquefaction Stage 3 expansion project in Texas. In addition, Cheniere has also exported its 5,000th LNG cargo since 2016.
5) LNG producer Brunei LNG has signed a long-term LNG sales and purchase agreement with Japan Petroleum Exploration Co (Japex).