Top 5 news of the week August 21-27

LNG Prime brings you the five most popular news on our platform during the week of August 21-27, 2023.

1) BW LNG, a unit of Singapore-based gas giant BW, will later this day investigate the condition of its 2021-built LNG carrier, BW Lesmes, after the vessel ran aground and subsequently allided with another ship in Egypt’s Suez Canal.

2) US LNG terminal developer Tellurian is working with compatriot energy services firm Baker Hughes to secure long-lead items for its Driftwood LNG project, while engineering and construction giant Bechtel continues to progress initial work at the site in Louisiana.

3) FSRU owner Hoegh LNG Holdings said on Wednesday that its near-term focus is to ensure its FSRU projects start operations as planned by its customers in France and Brazil over the coming months.

4) Delfin Midstream, the US developer of a floating LNG export project in the Gulf of Mexico, is joining forces with China’s Wison Offshore & Marine to develop floating LNG producers.

5) US LNG exporter Cheniere has signed a long-term deal to supply liquefied natural gas to German chemicals giant BASF.

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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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