LNG Prime brings you the five most popular news stories on our platform during the week of June 22-28, 2026.
1) Qatar’s interior ministry said on Sunday that an “internal” explosion at the giant Ras Laffan LNG complex was caused by a technical malfunction. The incident took place at the Barzan gas plant.
2) An explosion and fire at the Barzan gas facility on Sunday have not affected QatarEnergy’s LNG facilities, according to the state-owned LNG giant.
3) Golden Pass LNG, a joint venture of energy giants QatarEnergy and ExxonMobil, is seeking approval from the US FERC to kick off the commissioning process for the second liquefaction train at its three-train plant in Texas.
4) Italian energy firm Eni and its partners in the Mozambique Rovuma Venture have invited companies to submit their expression of interest for the construction of one large floating LNG production unit with a capacity of up to 6 mtpa.
5) A unit of US FLNG developer Delfin Midstream has signed a sales and purchase agreement with UK-based energy firm Centrica to supply LNG from the second floating LNG unit as part of its project offshore Louisiana.