Top 5 news of the week March 13-19

LNG Prime brings you the five most popular news on our platform during the week of March 13-19, 2023.

1) US firm Venture Global LNG has taken a final investment decision for the second phase of its Plaquemines LNG export plant in Louisiana. The company also secured $7.8 billion in project financing.

2) China Offshore Oil Engineering (COOEC), a unit of CNOOC, has delivered the last two modules it built for the giant Shell-led LNG Canada project.

3) South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering has received a new order from Maria Angelicoussis-led Maran Gas to build two LNG carriers.

4) India’s Swan Energy is waiting for approval from a consortium of banks to finalize its FSRU charter deal with Turkey’s state-owned natural gas and LNG firm, Botas.

5) New Fortress Energy and Golar LNG have completed the previously announced deal regarding the FLNG Hilli located offshore Cameroon’s Kribi.

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Another FSRU arrives in Egypt

The 160,000-cbm FSRU Energos Eskimo has arrived in Egypt from Jordan, according to shipping data. The unit is one of four FSRUs that will serve a charter deal with Egypt's EGAS as the country seeks to meet its growing demand for natural gas.

Venture Global’s Plaquemines LNG to commission third jetty

US LNG exporter Venture Global LNG has received approval from the US FERC to introduce hazardous fluids to the third jetty at its Plaquemines LNG export plant in Louisiana.

MOL’s LNG carrier to feature SOFC tech

Japan's MOL and South Korea's Samsung Heavy Industries have received approval from classification society LR for the design of a 174,000-cbm LNG carrier integrating solid oxide fuel fell (SOFC) technology.

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