Japan’s Inpex has exercised its right to pre-empt the sale of Jera’s 0.735 percent participating stake in the Inpex-operated 8.9 mtpa Ichthys LNG project to EIG’s MidOcean Energy.
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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.
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.
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.
MidOcean Energy, the LNG unit of US-based energy investor EIG, has concluded its 2026 equity capital raise, securing more than $4 billion in closed and pending commitments over the last 12 months from new strategic and institutional investors, as well as re-ups from existing investors.
Japan's Inpex has acquired 50 percent participating interests each in two of BP's Indonesian offshore blocks where multiple gas
and oil fields have been discovered.
Japan’s Inpex said on Friday that it expects to take a final investment decision on the Abadi LNG project in Indonesia "around mid-2027," while the company also started EPC tendering for the project.
Japan’s Inpex expects the Ichthys LNG project in Australia to exceed its previous 2026 production guidance, with an annual average of approximately 10 cargoes per month, due to "strong" production in the first half of this year.