Top 5 news of the week September 9-15

LNG Prime brings you the five most popular news on our platform during the week of September 9-15, 2024.

1) Belgian shipowner Exmar is working to develop new floating liquefaction and regasification projects.

2) China’s Hudong-Zhonghua hosted a naming ceremony for the first liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier built as part of QatarEnergy’s massive shipbuilding program.

3) State-owned producer Oman LNG has signed a sales and purchase agreement with a unit of Thailand’s PTT.

4) US LNG exporter Venture Global LNG has received approval from the US FERC to start reverse cooldown activities at its Plaquemines LNG export plant in Louisiana, as part of the terminal’s commissioning phase.

5) Russian LNG producer Novatek denied on Tuesday it is establishing a “shadow fleet” of LNG carriers to transport LNG from its Arctic LNG 2 project.

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US LNG exporter Venture Global LNG has received approval from the US FERC to boost the capacity of its Plaquemines LNG terminal in Louisiana to 27.2 mtpa.

Asyad Shipping sells LNG carrier

Oman's Asyad Shipping has sold a 2006-built steam liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier, according to brokers.

First Rio Grande LNG tank taking shape

US LNG developer NextDecade continues to make progress on the first phase of its Rio Grande LNG export plant in Texas, including the first 180,000-cbm storage tank.

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Shizuoka Gas to buy US shale gas stake from Tokyo Gas

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