Top 5 news of the week October 21-27

LNG Prime brings you the five most popular news on our platform during the week of October 21-27, 2024.

1) German engine maker MAN Energy Solutions said it will no longer offer its ME-GA engine, which was designed for the liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier market.

2) Papua New Guinea’s national oil and gas company Kumul Petroleum has awarded a pre-FEED contract to China’s FLNG builder Wison New Energies for Papua New Guinea’s first FLNG project.

3) Atlantic (LNG) freight rates continued to decrease this week, dropping to just $26,750 per day, while European prices also dropped compared to the previous week.

4) Shell’s LNG Canada has started cooldown activities at its liquefaction and export terminal in Kitimat, as part of the project’s commissioning and start-up phase.

5) US LNG developer NextDecade is seeking a rehearing of the D.C. Circuit Court’s ruling on its Rio Grande LNG project in Texas.

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South Korea’s Posco says first LNG carrier to start ops in H2

Posco International, a unit of South Korean steel producer Posco, plans to start shipping LNG with its first dedicated LNG carrier in the second half of this year.

Canada’s Cedar LNG names FLNG

Canada’s Cedar LNG, a joint venture of Canada’s Pembina Pipeline and the Haisla Nation, has picked a name for its floating LNG facility, which will be located in the traditional territory of the Haisla Nation, on Canada’s West Coast.

Atlantic LNG shipping rates continue to decrease

Atlantic LNG freight shipping rates continued to decrease this week, while European prices also dropped compared to last week.

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