Top 5 news of the week January 16-22

LNG Prime brings you the five most popular news on our platform during the week of January 16-22, 2023.

1) Germany’s first FSRU-based import facility in Wilhelmshaven, operated by Uniper, has received its second liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker.

2) Tellurian, the developer of the Driftwood LNG export project in Louisiana, is in talks with “several equity providers” as it looks to secure financing for its project, according to the firm’s co-founder and executive chairman, Charif Souki.

3) Deutsche ReGas has officially launched its FSRU-based LNG import terminal in Lubmin, Germany’s second such facility.

4) The German government has established a new state-owned company to manage five FSRU-based LNG import terminals.

5) South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries has won a contract to build three liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers worth about $783 million.

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French energy giant TotalEnergies said on Monday that Papua LNG has achieved "major" contractual and commercial milestones, marking "decisive" steps towards a final investment decision. These include completing the EPC tendering process and transferring Papua LNG operatorship to US energy giant ExxonMobil, operator of the PNG LNG project.

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