Top 5 news of the week August 8-14

LNG Prime brings you the five most popular news on our platform during the week of August 8-14, 2022.

1) State-run QatarEnergy has signed deals for seven LNG carriers with an Asian consortium, completing the next batch of charter contracts awarded under its massive shipbuilding program.

2) US LNG exporting giant Cheniere is working to add over 30 million tonnes of capacity at its Sabine Pass and Corpus Christi plants, according to the company’s chief executive Jack Fusco.

3) US floating LNG player Excelerate Energy has signed a letter of intent with South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries for a newbuild floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU).

4) Italian contractor Saipem confirmed it is in talks to pull out of two EPC contracts related to Novatek’s Arctic LNG 2 export project currently under construction in Russia.

5) Spanish energy firm Repsol has confirmed that it is in negotiations to add liquefaction units at its existing Saint John LNG import terminal in Canada and ship the fuel to Europe.

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LNG carrier arrives to load first LNG Canada cargo

The 174,000-cbm GasLog Glasgow has arrived at the LNG Canada jetty in Kitimat to load the first LNG cargo produced at the Shell-led terminal, an LNG Canada spokesperson told LNG Prime on Saturday.

Knutsen, Shell name ninth LNG newbuild

Norwegian shipowner Knutsen and UK-based energy giant Shell have named the ninth and final LNG carrier in a series of 174,000-cbm vessels.

BP seals LNG SPA with Italy’s A2A

UK-based energy giant BP has signed a long-term liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply deal with Italian electricity and gas distributor A2A.

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