Top 5 news of the week March 24-30

LNG Prime brings you the five most popular news on our platform during the week of March 24-30, 2025.

1) Australian LNG producer Woodside has released the latest construction update for the first phase of its Louisiana LNG project.

2) Japan’s city gas supplier and LNG importer, Tokyo Gas, plans to expand its liquefied natural gas trading business further, including in the US.

3) Shell’s LNG Canada is set to receive a cargo of liquefied natural gas onboard the 173,400-cbm LNG carrier, Maran Gas Roxana, as part of the commissioning and start-up phase, a spokesman for LNG Canada told LNG Prime.

4) Atlantic LNG freight rates rose to $31,000 per day this week, while European prices also increased compared to the prior week.

5) US FSRU player Excelerate Energy has entered into a definitive agreement with compatriot LNG player New Fortress Energy to acquire NFE’s business in Jamaica for $1.055 billion in cash.

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French energy giant TotalEnergies has signed a 20-year deal with Ksi Lisims LNG to buy LNG from the latter's planned export project in Canada. In addition, TotalEnergies will acquire a 5 percent stake in Houston-based Western LNG, the developer, shareholder, and future operator of the Ksi Lisims LNG project.

QatarEnergy eyes major LNG trading expansion

State-owned LNG giant QatarEnergy aims to increase trading of non-Qatari physical LNG volumes to 30 to 40 million tons by 2030, according to Qatar’s energy minister and chief executive of QatarEneergy, Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi.

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UK-based energy giant BP and its partners have sent the second LNG cargo produced at the Greater Tortue Ahmeyim FLNG project, located offshore Mauritania and Senegal, according to shipping data.

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