Top 5 news of the week January 6-12

LNG Prime brings you the five most popular news on our platform during the week of January 6-12, 2025.

1) US LNG exporter Venture Global LNG has shipped the second commissioning cargo from its Plaquemines plant in Louisiana, according to shipping data.

2) US energy firm Glenfarne said it had signed a deal with state-owned Alaska Gasline Development Corporation to develop the latter’s giant Alaska LNG export project.

3) The first commissioning LNG cargo from Venture Global’s Plaquemines plant in Louisiana has arrived in Germany. Venture Global’s 174,000-cbm newbuild carrier, Venture Bayou, is expected to dock at DET’s first FSRU-based LNG terminal in Wilhelmshaven later on Thursday.

4) US LNG firm NextDecade, the developer of the Rio Grande LNG export plant in Texas, has secured a loan worth $175 million.

5) US LNG firm New Fortress Energy said Andrew Dete will no longer serve as president of the company, less than three months after he took on the role.

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Portuguese energy firm Galp has won an arbitration case against US LNG exporter Venture Global LNG over LNG sales from the Calcasieu Pass plant in Louisiana.

MISC to order five more LNG carriers for Petronas charter

Malaysian shipping firm MISC will order five additional newbuild 174,000-cbm liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers at China's Hudong-Zhonghua. The vessels will serve a 20-year charter with a unit of MISC's parent, Petronas.

Seatrium scores Excelerate FSRU conversion gig

Singapore's Seatrium has secured a floating storage and regasification unit conversion contract with an option for a second contract from US FSRU player Excelerate Energy.

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