Top 5 news of the week December 29-January 4

LNG Prime brings you the five most popular news stories on our platform during the week of December 29, 2025-January 4, 2026.

1) US LNG exporter Venture Global LNG is seeking approval from the US FERC to boost the capacity of its Plaquemines LNG terminal in Louisiana to 35 mtpa.

2) Capital Clean Energy Carriers (CCEC) has ordered three liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers from South Korea’s HD Hyundai Samho.

3) South Korean shipbuilding giant Samsung Heavy Industries has won a new contract to build two liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers.

4) South Korean shipbuilder HD Hyundai Heavy Industries has held a keel-laying ceremony for MOL’s floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU), which will serve Gaz-System’s Gdansk LNG project in Poland.

5) PetroVietnam Gas, a unit of state-owned PetroVietnam, plans to invest approximately $3.8 billion over the next five years, including in liquefied natural gas (LNG) infrastructure.

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