Petronas and Jera seal 20-year LNG SPA
Petronas signed a 20-year LNG SPA with Jera for up to 2 mtpa from 2028, mainly sourced from Malaysia.
Klaipeda FSRU to book capacity for 2033-2044
Gasum, Naftogaz, Ignitis, Latvenergo and Equinor booked long-term regasification capacity at Klaipeda LNG for 2033–2044.
Hudong-Zhonghua kicks off construction on first QC-Max LNG carrier
Hudong-Zhonghua started building the first 271,000-cbm QC-Max LNG carrier for QatarEnergy, presented as the world’s largest LNG carrier by capacity.
Petronas Gas and Integrax ink pact for new LNG import terminal
Petronas Gas and Integrax signed a HoA to jointly develop Malaysia’s first FSRU-based LNG import terminal in Lumut.
Workers' strike delays LNG tanker loading at Ichthys plant
Ichthys' labor dispute has finally turned into strike action.
Brunei LNG seals another SPA with PTT
Brunei LNG signed a second long-term SPA with PTT International Trading.
Carnival completes first LNG bunkering operation in Latin America
Carnival says it carried out the first LNG bunkering operation for a cruise ship in Latin America and the western Caribbean.
Delfin takes FID on first FLNG
Delfin Midstream took FID on its first 4.4 MTPA FLNG unit offshore Louisiana.
Ineos and Marubeni ink Asian LNG supply deal
Ineos Energy signed an LNG supply deal with Marubeni for DES deliveries into Asian markets.
Axpo completes first LNG bunkering of cruise ship in Naples
Axpo completed the first LNG bunkering of a cruise ship in Naples, refueling Princess Cruises’ Sun Princess on May 24.
Construction starts on Gothenburg bio-LNG facility
Nordion Energi has started building a bio-LNG liquefaction facility at the Port of Gothenburg.
Snam offers regasification capacity at Ravenna FSRU
Snam launched a multi-year capacity allocation process for its Ravenna FSRU terminal, with requests due by June 15.
Ichthys LNG strike called off
Inpex confirmed Ichthys LNG workers will not strike on May 27–28 after unions called off planned protected industrial action.
BP and Kogas seal new long-term LNG supply deal
BP signed a 10-year LNG SPA with Kogas to supply 0.7 mtpa from 2028.
Inpex inks preliminary Abadi LNG deals with Shell and BP
Inpex reached preliminary LNG offtake agreements for Indonesia’s Abadi LNG project with BP, Shell, PGN and PLN
Japan and South Korea to strengthen LNG ties
Japan and South Korea agreed to expand LNG cooperation as Middle East disruptions threaten regional energy security.
Kimmeridge take FID on Commonwealth LNG project
Kimmeridge, Mubadala Energy and CPP Investments took FID on the $13 billion, 9.5 mtpa Commonwealth LNG project near Cameron.
Mercuria to buy more LNG from Commonwealth
Mercuria has amended its 20-year LNG SPA with Commonwealth LNG, increasing its offtake from 1 mtpa to about 1.5 mtpa.
Petronas, MISC seal 20-year charter deal for five LNG carrier
Petronas LNG has signed a 20-year time charter agreement with MISC for five newbuild 174,000-cbm LNG carriers.
Shell to supply US LNG cargo to Bulgargaz
Shell will supply one US LNG cargo to Bulgargaz via a Turkish LNG terminal after winning a spot tender against four other bidders.
Pakistan expected to receive another qatari lng cargo
Pakistan is set to receive a new Qatari LNG cargo at Port Qasim today, delivered by the 174,000 cbm carrier Mihzem.
Santos takes FID on Agogo project in Papua New Guinea
Santos has taken FID on the Agogo production facility tie-in project in Papua New Guinea, following approval from the ExxonMobil-led PNG LNG joint venture.
Tokyo Gas, Shizuoka Gas seal LNG supply deal
Tokyo Gas has signed its first medium to long-term LNG SPA with Shizuoka Gas, starting in 2027.
Excelerate to deploy newbuild FSRU in Jordan
Excelerate will deploy its newbuild FSRU Excelerate Acadia to Jordan’s Aqaba LNG terminal under a nine-month charter starting mid-2026.
Gunvor and Delfin seal new LNG SPA
Gunvor signed a 20-year FOB LNG offtake deal with Delfin Midstream for 0.3 mtpa from Delfin FLNG1 offshore Louisiana.
Deutsche ReGas offers Mukran LNG capacity
Deutsche ReGas will auction 13 short-term unloading and regasification slots for 2027 at its Mukran LNG terminal on June 2, 2026.
Bangladesh seeks three spot LNG cargoes
Bangladesh’s RPGCL launched a tender for 3 spot LNG cargoes for delivery on June 8–9, June 9–10, and June 14–15.
Bosnia and Croatia seal LNG pipeline deal
Bosnia and Croatia signed an intergovernmental agreement for the Southern Interconnection pipeline linking Bosnia to Croatia’s Krk LNG terminal.
Ichthys LNG workers vote in favor of strike
Ichthys LNG workers voted to allow protected union action in a wage and working conditions dispute with Inpex.
Expand Energy seals new Delfin LNG deal
Expand Energy signed a new SPA with Delfin Midstream to buy 1.15 mtpa from Delfin FLNG 1, subject to FID.
Pakistan launches spot LNG cargo tender
Pakistan LNG has launched a tender for three spot LNG cargoes of 140,000 cbm each, with deliveries scheduled between April 27 and May 14, 2026.
Golden Pass LNG ships first export cargo
Golden Pass LNG has shipped its first LNG export cargo from the first liquefaction train.
Enagas to buy stake in French gas grid operator Terega
Enagás has agreed to buy a 31.5% stake in France’s Terega for $675 million, with closing expected in 2026.
Japex buys two spot LNG cargoes
Japex said it bought two substitute spot LNG cargoes at significantly higher prices to replace shipments originally due from the Persian Gulf.
Alexandroupolis LNG terminal undergoing three-month maintenance
The Alexandroupolis FSRU-based LNG terminal is undergoing planned maintenance from April 1 to June 30 to complete final technical adjustments following an issue identified in January 2025.
Viva Energy secures federal environmental approval for Geelong LNG import terminal
Viva Energy has secured a federal environmental approval for its Geelong FSRU-based LNG import terminal.
Glencore and EQT to buy more LNG from Commonwealth LNG
Glencore and EQT have both increased their LNG offtake from Commonwealth LNG, strengthening the project’s commercial base ahead of FID.
Chevron says Wheatstone LNG facility is running at half capacity
Chevron’s Wheatstone LNG plant in Western Australia is operating at around 50% capacity after one of its two trains resumed full output.
GTT awarded contract for onshore LNG tank in China
GTT has secured an order in China to design a 10,000 cbm onshore LNG tank using its membrane technology at the Yangjiawan liquefaction plant.
PetroVietnam Gas expands regas capacity at Thi Vai terminal
PV Gas has increased regasification capacity at Vietnam’s Thi Vai LNG terminal from roughly 1.5 mtpa to about 2.5 mtpa.
Kinder Morgan receives DOE approval to increase Elba Island LNG exports
Kinder Morgan has received DOE approval to increase LNG exports from its Elba Island terminal by 22%.
Golden Pass LNG receives FERC approval to export commissioning cargoes
Golden Pass LNG has received US FERC approval to export commissioning cargoes from its Texas LNG plant, after requesting authorization to load its first cargo by April 15, 2026.
Gasfin takes over commercial management of German LNG terminals
Gasfin has taken over the commercial management of DET’s FSRU-based LNG terminals in Brunsbüttel, Wilhelmshaven 1, and Wilhelmshaven 2, since April 1.
Elengy awards Fos Cavaou LNG contract to Tractebel
Elengy has awarded Tractebel a contract to support two emissions-reduction projects at the Fos Cavaou LNG terminal.
Woodside resumes NWS LNG production
Woodside has resumed LNG and domestic gas production at the North West Shelf project’s Karratha plant after tropical cyclone Narelle disrupted operations in Western Australia.
India’s Petronet launches Dahej LNG expansion
Petronet LNG has commissioned an additional 5 mtpa at its Dahej terminal, increasing total capacity from 17.5 to 22.5 mtpa as of March 31.
Germany’s SEFE launches tender for LNG deliveries
SEFE will launch a tender for medium-term DES LNG deliveries on April 1, covering 2027 to 2036, mainly into north-west European terminals.
PetroVietnam Gas seeks new spot LNG cargo
PV Gas has launched a tender for one 3.2 million MMBtu spot LNG cargo for delivery to the Thi Vai terminal between April 20 and May 14, with bids due on April 1.
KN offers long-term capacity at Klaipeda FSRU
KN Energies has opened a long-term capacity allocation process for its Klaipėda LNG terminal for the 2033–2044 period.
Singapore starts onshore infrastructure work for second LNG terminal
Singapore LNG has officially started construction of the onshore connecting infrastructure for the country’s second LNG terminal, which will be an FSRU-based import facility at Jurong Port.
