Top 5 news of the week May 19-25

LNG Prime brings you the five most popular news stories on our platform during the week of May 19-25, 2025.

1) US LNG exporter Venture Global LNG plans to start construction of its CP2 LNG project in Louisiana “immediately” following approval from the US FERC.

2) The 138,000-cbm LNG carrier Iberica Knutsen was on Friday anchored offshore Mukran, the home of the Deutsche ReGas-operated FSRU-based LNG import facility, following a grounding incident. Deutsche ReGas told LNG Prime that unloading of the vessel’s LNG cargo is “part of ongoing operational planning.”

3) Switzerland-based energy trader Mercuria has signed a long-term LNG sales and purchase agreement with China’s Guangzhou Gas, a unit of Guangzhou Development Group.

4) The US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has released a final supplemental environmental impact statement for Commonwealth LNG’s proposed LNG export plant in Louisiana. The regulator concluded that National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) exceedances for 1-hour NO2 may be significant.

5) 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 QatarEnergy, Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi.

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Baker Hughes to buy Chart in $13.6 billion deal

US energy services firm Baker Hughes has entered into a definitive deal to buy compatriot LNG equipment maker Chart Industries. The transaction is worth $13.6 billion.

Venture Global takes FID on CP2 LNG

US LNG exporter Venture Global LNG has taken a final investment decision (FID) on the first phase of its CP2 LNG project in Louisiana. The company also closed the $15.1 billion project financing, claiming that it represents the largest standalone project financing ever, and the second-largest project financing after the combined financings of Venture Global’s Plaquemines LNG.

Adnoc L&S sells two steam LNG carriers for scrap

UAE’s Adnoc L&S, a unit of state-owned energy giant Adnoc, has sold two steam liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers for scrap, according to brokers.

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