Top 5 news of the week August 17-23

LNG Prime brings you the five most popular news stories on our platform during the week of August 17-23, 2026.

1) Kino Aski and Marinvest Energy Canada revealed plans to jointly develop Kino Aski LNG, a First Nations–led liquefied natural gas (LNG) export project designed to supply Europe.

2) Manzanillo Gas & Power has secured financing for its Manzanillo LNG-to-power project in the Dominican Republic, which includes a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU).

3) China’s Nantong CIMC Sinopacific Offshore & Engineering has secured an order to build one 6,000-cbm liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering vessel.

4) Norway’s ALNG, the owner of two TFDE LNG vessels, expects to enter LNG trading with its first transaction by the end of this year, according to interim CEO Jens-Julius Ramdahl Nygaard.

5) US energy giant ExxonMobil and its partners in the planned Rovuma LNG project in Mozambique have awarded $1.1 billion in pre-investment contracts for long-lead upstream equipment.

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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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