Top 5 news of the week July 22-28

LNG Prime brings you the five most popular news on our platform during the week of July 22-28, 2024.

1) Australian LNG player Woodside has entered into a definitive deal to buy Tellurian, the developer of the Driftwood LNG export project in Louisiana.

2) QatarEnergy and ExxonMobil will ramp up construction activities at the Golden Pass LNG export terminal in Texas after a bankruptcy court approved a settlement agreement with Zachry Holdings.

3) US LNG terminal developer Tellurian, which is being acquired by Australia’s Woodside, released the latest construction update for the first phase of its Driftwood LNG terminal in Louisiana.

4) US energy giant ConocoPhillips has signed a deal to book long-term capacity at the Fluxys-operated Zeebrugge LNG import terminal in Belgium.

5) Freeport LNG has shipped the first cargo from its LNG export plant in Texas since the shutdown on July 7 due to Hurricane Beryl, according to shipping data.

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