Top 5 news of the week August 24-30

LNG Prime brings you the five most popular news stories on our platform during the week of August 24-30, 2026.

1) Sempra Infrastructure’s Port Arthur LNG has filed a request with the US FERC to start the pre-filing process for a 27 mtpa expansion of its LNG export project in Texas.

2) France’s TotalEnergies and its partners in the Papua LNG export project have signed amendments to the project’s gas agreement with the government of Papua New Guinea, paving the way for a final investment decision by the end of the year.

3) Belgian shipping firm Exmar is actively pursuing new LNG import and floating liquefaction projects after winning three awards over the past year.

4) Australian LNG player Woodside and its contractor Bechtel continue to advance construction of the first phase of the Louisiana LNG export terminal.

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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TotalEnergies to transfer Papua LNG operatorship to ExxonMobil

French energy giant TotalEnergies said on Monday that Papua LNG has achieved "major" contractual and commercial milestones, marking "decisive" steps towards a final investment decision. These include completing the EPC tendering process and transferring Papua LNG operatorship to US energy giant ExxonMobil, operator of the PNG LNG project.

Arctic LNG 2 seeks $1 billion from Hanwha Ocean over terminated LNG carrier orders

Novatek-led Arctic LNG 2 is seeking approximately $1 billion in damages from South Korean shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean over terminated shipbuilding contracts for Arc7 ice-class LNG tankers.

K Line, Petronas name LNG carrier duo in China

Chinese shipbuilder Hudong-Zhonghua has hosted a naming ceremony for two 174,000-cbm liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers it built for Japan’s K Line and Malaysia’s Petronas.

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