Glenfarne seeks five-year extension for Texas LNG export deadline
Glenfarne requests DOE approval to extend Texas LNG’s non-FTA export commencement deadline by five years, to February 2032.
Ecopetrol makes no award in two LNG import tenders
Ecopetrol’s Buenaventura and Puerto Bahía LNG supply tenders end without awards after offers fail to meet commercial requirements.
UKMTO reports security incident involving LNG carrier off Yemen
UKMTO reports that a skiff fired at an LNG carrier off Yemen on 17 October before withdrawing after warning shots from the vessel’s security team.
GAZ-SYSTEM completes piling for Gdańsk FSRU jetty
GAZ-SYSTEM completes more than 500 jetty foundation piles for the Gdańsk FSRU terminal, which is scheduled to start operating in early 2028.
Venture Global signs framework agreements for up to 16 power islands
Venture Global signs frameworks for up to sixteen 720 MW power islands, with individual units subject to future orders and approvals.
ENGIE and CMA CGM advance Le Havre biomethane project
ENGIE and CMA CGM plan 7,000 tonnes a year of biomethane for shipping, subject to permitting and final investment decision.
Singapore receives first ISCC EU-certified bio-LNG cargo
Shell and SLNG complete Singapore’s first ISCC EU-certified bio-LNG cargo delivery using existing LNG infrastructure.
Singapore LNG begins construction of third jetty
SLNG starts its third jetty, targeting completion in H2 2028 and capacity to support approximately 2 mtpa of LNG bunker reload demand.
Venture Global tribunal finds breach under Galp LNG contract
An ICC tribunal found a breach of the Galp contract’s timely commercial-operation obligation. Damages remain pending and the agreement continues.
European Commission considers one-year delay to methane import rules
EU Energy Commissioner Dan Jørgensen said on 6 October that the Commission is considering a postponement of the import-related methane rules of no more than one year. The change has not been adopted and would require approval by EU member states and the European Parliament.
ADNOC and Gulf Group sign multi-year LNG supply agreement
ADNOC Trading will supply approximately 2 million tonnes of LNG in total to Thailand’s Gulf Group over a multi-year term starting in 2027.
INPEX acquires interests in BP’s Agung exploration blocks in Indonesia
INPEX acquired 50% participating interests in the Agung I and Agung II exploration blocks offshore Eastern Java, Indonesia. BP retains 50% and operatorship in each block.
Gate terminal adds fourth LNG storage tank
Gate terminal’s fourth tank adds 180,000 cubic metres of LNG storage and 4 bcm/year of regasification capacity, increasing total capacity to 20 bcm/year.
Venture Global and ConocoPhillips sign 20-year LNG supply agreement
ConocoPhillips will buy 1 MTPA of LNG from Venture Global for 20 years, starting in 2030.
PETROS and Höegh Evi sign development agreement for Kuching LNG terminal
PETROS and Höegh Evi will jointly develop a proposed FSRU-based terminal in Kuching, Sarawak, targeting first gas by the end of 2029.
Kinetics expands FSRU fleet with Arctic Voyager conversion
Kinetics will convert the Arctic Voyager LNG carrier into the LNGT Akdeniz FSRU, with delivery expected in Q3 2028.
Shell and partners take FID on LNG Canada Phase 2
LNG Canada Phase 2 has reached FID. Two additional trains will double capacity to 28 MTPA, with commercial operations expected in the early 2030s.
Cheniere and Petrobras sign 22-year LNG supply agreement
Petrobras will purchase approximately 0.8 MTPA of LNG from Cheniere Marketing on a free-on-board basis under a 22-year supply agreement.
Edison says QatarEnergy extends force majeure until early December
Edison says six more QatarEnergy cargoes to Italy are affected, extending force majeure to early December 2026; it says customer supply remains covered.
Nord Gas Solutions wins contract for planned Polish bio-LNG plant
Nord Gas Solutions has won a contract for a 35-tonne-per-day Polish bio-LNG plant, which the company expects to be the country's first.
Indian Railways launches LNG-diesel dual-fuel train
India’s first LNG-powered train was flagged off at Sabarmati Railway Station in Ahmedabad on 27 September 2026. The converted train uses LNG and diesel in a dual-fuel system.
Elengy’s Fos Tonkin LNG terminal undergoing maintenance
Elengy’s Fos Tonkin LNG terminal is undergoing its annual planned maintenance outage.
EQT and Ignitis seal LNG supply deal
Ignitis has officially signed its long-term LNG SPA with EQT in New York, following the tender launched in August.
TotalEnergies and Amni take FID on Ima gas project to supply Nigeria LNG
TotalEnergies and Amni took FID on Nigeria’s offshore Ima gas project, which will supply feedgas to Nigeria LNG’s Bonny Island plant.
Orlen to supply three LNG cargoes to Naftogaz
Orlen will supply three LNG cargoes to Naftogaz in Q1 2027 under a new agreement.
QatarEnergy CEO says damaged Ras Laffan LNG trains to take three years to repair
QatarEnergy now expects repairs to damaged Ras Laffan LNG Trains 4 and 6 to take three years, shorter than the earlier “up to five years” estimate.
Glencore pens Chinese LNG supply deal
Glencore signed a 10-year LNG SPA with S&T International Natural Gas Trading, a unit linked to China Suntien Green Energy.
Equinor seals long-term LNG SPA with PTT
Equinor signed a long-term LNG SPA with PTT International Trading, strengthening its position as a global LNG portfolio player.
Fluxys: Dunkirk LNG sendout reduced due to strike
Dunkirk LNG reduced sendout to the French grid on September 15 due to strike action in France’s electricity and gas sector.
BPCL inks LNG pact with Eni
BPCL signed a master sale and purchase agreement with Eni to create a framework for future LNG supply and trading opportunities.
Exmar seals Ivory Coast FSRU deal
Exmar signed a 10-year lease with CI-Energies and Petroci for a 152,000-cbm FSRU in Abidjan.
Sempra Infrastructure and Petrobras ink 20-year Port Arthur LNG SPA
Petrobras signed a 20-year SPA with Sempra Infrastructure for 0.8 mtpa of LNG from Port Arthur LNG Phase 2.
Venture Global and China Gas ink another LNG SPA
Venture Global signed a new 20-year SPA with China Gas for 0.5 mtpa of US LNG starting in 2030.
MET buys more US LNG from Shell
MET Group signed a new long-term LNG purchase agreement with Shell for US LNG supply to Europe.
TotalEnergies and GS Energy pen long-term LNG SPA
TotalEnergies signed a long-term LNG SPA with GS Energy during Gastech in Bangkok.
Metlen seals LNG SPA with Petronas
Metlen signed a five-year LNG SPA with Petronas’ PTUK for deliveries to Greece starting in 2027.
Hanwha Ocean launches Singapore’s first FSRU
Hanwha Ocean launched MOL’s 204,000-cbm FSRU for Singapore’s second LNG import terminal.
MOL names first LNG carrier equipped with sails
MOL named Fujin Sailor, a 174,000-cbm LNG carrier to be chartered long-term by Chevron.
Exmar’s FSU heads to Colombia
Exmar’s converted 146,000-cbm FSU Tura is sailing to Buenaventura, Colombia, to support RDP’s LNG import project.
Pakistan set to receive Qatari LNG cargo
Pakistan is set to receive a Qatari LNG cargo via the Strait of Hormuz, with Al Marrouna heading to Port Qasim after crossing the chokepoint with AIS on.
TotalEnergies to transfer Papua LNG operatorship to ExxonMobil
Papua LNG reached major pre-FID milestones, including completion of EPC tendering and a decision to transfer operatorship from TotalEnergies to ExxonMobil.
Harvest expects to kick off Kenai LNG imports in 2029
Harvest Midstream now expects to start LNG imports through Alaska’s closed Kenai LNG plant in 2029, instead of 2028.
Sogestran and Titan seal long-term charter deal for LNG bunkering newbuild
Titan chartered a new 6,000-cbm LNG bunkering vessel from Sogestran under a long-term construction, charter and operation agreement.
Brunei LNG seals long-term SPA with Japex
Brunei LNG signed a long-term LNG SPA with Japex, reinforcing its supply relationship with Japan.
Energos force FSRU on its way to Germany
DET expects the 174,000-cbm Energos Force to return to Stade in September after its subcharter in Jordan ended.
MSC in another LNG-powered containership order
MSC has ordered five ultra large LNG dual-fuel container vessels at China’s Zhoushan Changhong, with five additional options.
Cheniere completes CCL Stage 3 project
Cheniere completed the seventh and final train of its Corpus Christi Liquefaction Stage 3 expansion, when Bechtel handed over care, custody and control of the unit.
Edison says QatarEnergy extends force majeure until early November
Edison received a new QatarEnergy force majeure notice, extending disrupted LNG deliveries to Italy until early November 2026.
Adnoc L&S Orders Two Additional LNG Carriers
Adnoc L&S has exercised an option for two additional 175,000-cbm LNG carriers from China’s Jiangnan Shipyard, following its order for four vessels in July.
GAIL Plans LNG Bunkering Facility at India’s Kandla Port
India’s GAIL has signed a cooperation agreement with Deendayal Port Authority (DPA) and DNV to explore the development of an LNG bunkering facility at Kandla Port.
