Top 5 news of the week April 13-19

LNG Prime brings you the five most popular news stories on our platform during the week of April 13-19, 2026.

1) Indonesian shipping firm Buana Lintas Lautan (BULL) has added a second steam liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier to its fleet with the purchase of Seapeak’s 2002-built Seapeak Jupiter, previously known as Seapeak Hispania.

2) US LNG exporter Sempra Infrastructure, a unit of Sempra, and compatriot Bechtel continue to make progress on the construction of the Port Arthur LNG export terminal in Texas.

3) A unit of US FSRU player Excelerate Energy has secured a contract worth $69.5 million from the US Navy’s engineering systems command to supply LNG to a power plant at the naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

4) US LNG exporter Venture Global LNG shipped a total of 130 LNG cargoes from its Calcasieu Pass and Plaquemines LNG export terminals in the first quarter of this year.

5) US conglomerate Honeywell has won a contract from compatriot engineering and construction firm Bechtel to provide liquefaction process technology and equipment for two additional Rio Grande LNG trains in Texas.

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Glencore pens Chinese LNG supply deal

Switzerland-based energy trader Glencore has signed a long-term deal to supply liquefied natural gas (LNG) to a unit of China Suntien Green Energy.

Equinor seals long-term LNG SPA with Thailand’s PTT

Norwegian energy firm Equinor has signed a long-term LNG sales and purchase agreement with a unit of Thailand’s PTT.

Atlantic LNG rates continue to increase

Atlantic spot LNG shipping rates rose for the third week in a row, rising $5,250 week-on-week to $25,250 per day, according to Spark Commodities.

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