Top 5 news of the week January 5-11

LNG Prime brings you the five most popular news stories on our platform during the week of January 5-11, 2026.

1) Energy giants QatarEnergy and ExxonMobil continue to advance commissioning of their three-train Golden Pass LNG export terminal in Texas.

2) UK-based energy giant BP and its partners expect cargo liftings at the 2.7 mtpa FLNG Gimi, which serves the Greater Tortue Ahmeyim LNG project offshore Mauritania and Senegal, to nearly double in 2026, according to US-based Kosmos Energy.

3) German LNG terminal operator Deutsche ReGas said that its FSRU-based facility in Mukran was the busiest LNG import facility in Germany in the fourth quarter of 2025.

4) US LNG exporter Venture Global LNG is seeking approval from the US FERC to boost the capacity of its Plaquemines LNG terminal in Louisiana to 35 mtpa.

5) UAE’s Adnoc L&S, a unit of state-owned energy giant Adnoc, has appointed Hugh Baker as its new chief finance officer, effective January 5, 2026.

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Delfin takes FID on first FLNG

Delfin Midstream has taken a final investment decision for the first 4.4 mtpa floating liquefied natural gas unit of its LNG project under development in Louisiana. Delfin says the FLNG is the first floating liquefaction facility in the United States and the world's largest FLNG.

Malaysia’s Petronas Gas, Integrax ink pact for new LNG import terminal

Malaysia's Petronas Gas, a unit of Petronas, has signed a binding deal with compatriot Integrax, a part of TNB Power Generation, to jointly develop the country's first FSRU-based LNG import terminal in Lumut, Perak.

Samsung Heavy secures FLNG order from Delfin

South Korea's Samsung Heavy Industries has secured an order worth approximately $2.88 billion to build the first floating LNG production unit for Delfin Midstream, the US developer of a floating LNG export project offshore Louisiana, according to shipbuilding sources.

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