Qatari LNG shipping giant Nakilat said that no one was injured after its 266,000-cbm Q-Max LNG carrier Al Mayeda was hit by "unidentified objects" while transiting the Arabian Gulf on Friday evening.
US LNG developer NextDecade is moving forward with commissioning activities at the first liquefaction train of its Rio Grande LNG terminal in Texas, and it continues to expect first gas into the LNG facility before year-end 2026.
French LNG engineer Technip Energies is ready to hand over the first train of the North Field East LNG project in Qatar to state-owned LNG giant QatarEnergy, while the second train has already started commissioning, according to Technip Energies CEO Arnaud Pieton.
A group led by US-based private equity firm Blackstone has agreed to invest $3.1 billion to acquire a 49.9 percent non-controlling interest in a Mitsubishi subsidiary that holds an interest in the Shell-led LNG Canada project.
Japan’s Kyushu Electric Power has signed a basic agreement with Diamond Global Energy, a unit of Mitsubishi, to buy liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the second phase of the Shell-led LNG Canada project in Kitimat.
The Private Department of Sheikh Mohammed Bin Khalid Al Nahyan, an investment firm owned by members of Abu Dhabi's ruling family, has launched an LNG fund following its investment in MidOcean Energy, the LNG unit of US-based energy investor EIG.
Japan’s NYK, Kyushu Electric Power, and two other partners have completed the 100th ship-to-ship operation with the 3,500-cbm LNG bunkering vessel, KEYS Azalea.