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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GTT develops new LNG fuel tank

French LNG containment giant GTT has developed a new cubic-shaped LNG fuel tank for commercial vessels, with a particular focus on LNG-fueled container vessels.

Abaxx sees significant volume growth in its LNG futures

Abaxx Commodity Futures Exchange, a wholly owned subsidiary of Abaxx Technologies (CBOE:ABXX) has seen significant volume growth in its physically deliverable LNG futures during the past summer months, according to Abaxx Exchange Chief Commercial Officer Joe Raia.

Another steam LNG carrier sold for demolition

An NYK-managed steam liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier has been sold for demolition, according to brokers.

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Shell’s LNG Canada expansion project to get boost from government

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Another steam LNG carrier sold for demolition

An NYK-managed steam liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier has been sold for demolition, according to brokers.

Australian LNG export revenue down in August

Australian liquefied natural gas (LNG) export revenue decreased by 13.5 percent year-on-year in August, according to EnergyQuest.

Samsung Heavy gets OK for nuclear-powered LNG carrier

South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries has received an approval in principle for its molten salt reactor-powered 174,000-cbm liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier equipped with a small modular reactor.