Top 5 news of the week May 20-26

LNG Prime brings you the five most popular news on our platform during the week of May 20-26, 2024.

1) US construction company Zachry said on Tuesday it has filed for bankruptcy, initiating a structured exit from the Golden Pass LNG export project in Texas due to “financial challenges” related to the construction of the facility owned by QatarEnergy and ExxonMobil.

2) US LNG terminal developer Tellurian released the latest construction update for the first phase of its Driftwood LNG terminal in Louisiana, while it still works on securing financing for the project worth about $14.5 billion.

3) Singapore’s Seatrium has secured a contract from South Korea’s Hyundai LNG Shipping to repair and upgrade the latter’s LNG carriers.

4) UAE’s Adnoc has purchased an 11.7 percent stake in the first phase of NextDecade’s Rio Grande LNG export terminal in Texas from Global Infrastructure Partners.

5) UAE’s Adnoc has agreed to buy Galp’s 10 percent interest in the Area 4 concession of the Rovuma basin in Mozambique, which includes Eni’s Coral South FLNG project.

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BW upgrades LNG carrier

Oslo-based BW LNG, a unit of Singapore’s gas shipping giant BW, is upgrading its 2019-built LNG carrier BW Pavilion Aranda with a sub-cooler.

Samsung Heavy bags orders for six LNG carriers

South Korean shipbuilding giant Samsung Heavy Industries has secured contracts worth $1.54 billion to build six liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers.

Woodside working to charter vessels to ship Louisiana LNG cargoes, CEO says

Australian LNG player Woodside is currently working through how many chartered liquefied natural gas carriers the company will need to ship cargoes from its Louisiana LNG export terminal in the US, according to CEO Meg O’Neill.

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