Top 5 news of the week July 8-14

LNG Prime brings you the five most popular news on our platform during the week of July 8-14, 2024.

1) China’s power generation firm Shenzhen Energy has signed a long-term deal to buy liquefied natural gas (LNG) from a unit of Switzerland-based energy trader Glencore.

2) US LNG exporter Sempra and compatriot Bechtel are moving forward with construction on the first phase of the Port Arthur LNG export project in Texas worth about $13 billion.

3) US LNG terminal operator Freeport LNG has shut down its three-train liquefaction and export plant in Texas due to Hurricane Beryl.

4) UK-based energy giant BP expects global demand for liquefied natural gas (LNG) to rise up to 40 percent by 2030 compared to 2022 levels.

5) Switzerland-based energy trader MET Group has entered into a 10-year deal to buy US LNG volumes from LNG giant Shell. According to MET, the company’s primary objective is to supply its European customers with US LNG.

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PetroChina International, a unit of state-owned PetroChina, has delivered its first LNG cargo to the Dutch Gate LNG import terminal in Rotterdam, owned by Gasunie and Vopak, under a long-term capacity deal.

Spain’s Elcano sells steam LNG carrier

Spanish shipping firm Empresa Naviera Elcano has completed the sale of its 2003-built steam liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier Castillo de Villalba.

Eni to sell stakes in Indonesian upstream assets

Italian energy firm Eni has signed agreements with Pertamina and Medco to sell stakes in upstream assets in Indonesia.

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