Latest news from the industry

Italian FSRU operator allocates 160 regasification slots

Italy’s OLT Offshore LNG Toscana has allocated 160 regasification slots up to 2042 through multi-year capacity auctions, offering 15-year and 10-year slot products starting from the 2027/2028 gas year. Each slot correspo

Oman LNG inks supply deal with Vitol

Oman LNG signed a Long- term SPA with Vitol to supply 800,000 mtpa LNG starting in January 2026 on a DES Flexible basis.

Taiwan on the lookout for LNG cargoes after exiting nuclear

CPC Corp is seeking to import LNG cargoes for August and September after the country’s last nuclear power plant was shut down over the weekend. LNG procurement will be ramped up through a new regas terminal in the Guanta

TotalEnergies Signs an Agreement to Export 2 Mtpa of LNG for 20 years from the Ksi Lisims LNG Project

TotalEnergies signed a 20-year SPA to buy 2 mtpa of LNG from the planned Ksi Lisims LNG plant in British Columbia, Canada, pending the project’s FID. TotalEnergies also acquired a 5% stake in Western LNG, the project dev

Excelerate wraps up acquisition of NFE’s Jamaica business

Excelerate Energy bought New Fortress Energy’s business in Jamaica for $1.055 billion. This includes two LNG terminals and a power plant.

GIIGNL Annual Report 2025 Launch Presentation: Key Highlights

On 20th May 2025,GIIGNL conducted webinars to present the key highlights from the GIIGNL Annual Report 2025. Many thanks to all our members for sharing their data and knowledge, which made it possible to publish this rep

Egypt Scales Up Regas Capacity with FSRU Deployments from BOTAŞ, SEFE, and Höegh LNG

Egypt is significantly ramping up its LNG regasification capacity through three distinct operations involving international partners, aiming to meet rising domestic demand and mitigate declining natural gas output. As pa

Edison receives first LNG cargo from Venture Global to Piombino FSRU

Edison, a unit of EDF, has received its first LNG cargo from Venture Global's Calcasieu Pass under a 20 year long-term contract, delivered to Snam’s FSRU terminal in Piombino, Italy. The deal provides Edison with 1.4 bcm

Ukraine’s MHP delivers first bio-LNG supplies to EU

MHP, an international food and agri company, has started the commercial production of Bio-LNG made from poultry litter and agricultural residues. The first shipment of Ukrainian-made Bio-LNG has been exported to the Euro

NFE seals Dominican FSRU charter deal

New Fortress Energy has signed a three-year charter agreement to lease the Energos Freeze, a floating unit to Energia 2000 in the Dominican Republic. This unit will be placed at the Pepillo Salcedo LNG terminal and start

Glencore, Commonwealth LNG finalize 20-year supply deal

Switzerland-based Glencore has finalized a SPA with Kimmeridge's Commonwealth LNG to purchase 2 mtpa of LNG for 20 years from Commonwealth's planned export terminal in Cameron, Louisiana. The deal also includes a natural

Commonwealth LNG seals 20-year SPA with Asian buyer

Kimmeridge's Commonwealth LNG has signed a 20-year LNG SPA with an unidentified Asian buyer for 1 mtpa of LNG. This deal is part of the 9.5 mtpa LNG facility planned for Cameron, Louisiana, and FID, expected in September

EU to set out Russian gas roadmap

The European Commission will propose legal measures in June 2025 to phase out all Russian gas and LNG imports by end-2027, including a ban on new contracts and on imports under existing spot and long-term deals. It will

Construction Accident at Port Arthur Liquefaction Project

On April 29, 2025, a scaffolding collapse at the under-construction Port Arthur LNG facility in Texas resulted in the deaths of three Bechtel employees and injuries to two others. Bechtel (American engineering and constr

Mozambique LNG construction to restart after a halt

The Mozambique LNG project, is set to restart by July 2025 after being halted in 2021 due to terrorism-related force majeure. Key partners include Totalenergies, Japan's Mitsui, Mozambique's national oil comapny ENH, Ind

Oman agrees Mexican offtake deal

OQ Trading [the international energy and commodity trading arm of the Government of Oman] has signed a 15-year LNG SPA with Amigo LNG, a subsidiary of LNG Alliance. OQT will purchase 0.6 mtpa of LNG from Amigo LNG’s term

Indian Oil agrees to five-year LNG deal with Trafigura

Indian Oil Corporation has entered into a five-year SPA with Trafigura. Under this deal, Trafigura will supply three to four LNG cargoes in 2025, increasing to six cargoes annually from 2026 onwards. The pricing for thes

Golar declares FID on FLNG ‘Hilli’ charter - agrees to lease MKII FLNG

Golar LNG has finalized the FID and agreements for a 20-year charter of the FLNG Hilli Episeyo to Southern Energy S.A. in Argentina, with a second MKII FLNG charter under conversion. The two FLNGs will operate offshore A

INEOS becomes an LNG supplier

INEOS (a global chemicals and energy company) has entered into an eight-year LNG supply agreement with Covestro (a manufacturer of polymer materials) to provide stable natural gas for Covestro's European operations, star

Brunei LNG, PetroChina ink SPA

Brunei LNG has signed a long-term SPA with PetroChina International Singapore. The agreement marks a significant milestone in their partnership, ensuring energy security and meeting growing LNG demand. The details of the

India’s HPCL, Adnoc ink LNG supply deal

India’s HPCL has signed its first LNG supply and trading agreement with Adnoc Trading, a unit of UAE’s Adnoc, to supply LNG to HPCL’s 5 mtpa Chhara LNG import terminal in Gujarat. The deal supports HPCL’s own gas needs a

BP to supply feed gas to Woodside’s Louisiana LNG

BP has signed a long-term gas supply agreement with Woodside to deliver up to 640 cbf of gas starting in 2029 for Woodside’s 16.5 mtpa Louisiana LNG project. This marks the tranche of a diversified portfolio of feed gas

Woodside takes FID on Louisiana LNG project

Woodside is progressing with its Louisiana LNG project, having made an FID for the three-train, 16.5 mtpa facility. The facility will supply 1 mtpa of LNG to Uniper and 1 mtpa to Europe through Woodside’s global portfoli

Second Wilhelmshaven FSRU arrives

Germany’s second FSRU-based LNG terminal in Wilhelmshaven has reached a milestone with the arrival of the FSRU Excelsior, which will operate under a five-year charter with Deutsche Energy Terminal (DET). Located 1.5 km o

Golden Pass LNG moving forward with commissioning activities

Golden Pass LNG, a joint venture between QatarEnergy and ExxonMobil, has received approval from the US FERC to begin commissioning its LNG systems at its Texas export facility. This includes commissioning the boil-off ga

MSC orders more LNG-powered containerships in China

Switzerland-based MSC has reportedly ordered six more LNG dual-fuel containerships (22,000 TEU) from China’s Hengli Heavy Industry, bringing its total order from the yard to 26 vessels. MSC previously ordered 21,000 and

Chevron: production at first Wheatstone LNG train reduced due to maintenance

Chevron has temporarily reduced production at LNG Train 1 of its Wheatstone LNG facility due to minor planned maintenance, which is expected to conclude within a week. Domestic gas production remains unaffected.

Norway’s Equinor shuts Hammerfest LNG plant for maintenance

Equinor has shut down its 4.3 mtpa Hammerfest LNG export plant in Norway for planned maintenance until July 10. The facility processes gas from the Snohvit field and mainly supplies Europe. This follows an earlier unplan

Amigo LNG, Sahara seal 20-year SPA

Amigo LNG, a unit of LNG Alliance, has signed a 20-year Sale and Purchase Agreement with Sahara Group (international energy and infrastructure conglomerate headquartered in Lagos and operates across Africa, Asia Europe a

Adnoc, ENN seal 15-year LNG SPA

ADNOC has signed a 15-year SPA with ENN for 1 mtpa of LNG, from its upcoming Ruwais LNG project in Abu Dhabi. Commercial operations are expected to begin in 2028. This is ENN’s largest LNG deal by volume within a UAE par

Woodside, Uniper ink Louisiana LNG supply deal

Woodside and Uniper have signed LNG Sale and Purchase Agreements for the supply of 2 mtpa of LNG. This includes 1 mtpa from Woodside’s upcoming Louisiana LNG project and up to 1 mtpa from its global portfolio, with deliv

BP completes loading of first cargo from Greater Tortue Ahmeyim LNG project

BP has loaded the first LNG shipment from its Greater Tortue Ahmeyim Phase 1 project offshore Mauritania and Senegal. The project, expected to produce 2.4 mtpa LNG marks Mauritania and Senegal as LNG-exporting nations.Th

China is set to import more Russian LNG in 2025

China plans to increase its imports of Russian LNG this year, as demand from Chinese buyers rises. Russia's LNG exports to China increased by 3.3% in the previous year. Additionally, Chinese buyers are re-selling U.S. LN

Adnoc, Mitsui seal Ruwais LNG supply deal

Adnoc signed a 15-year sales agreement with Japan's Mitsui to supply 0.6 million tonnes of LNG per year from its Al Ruwais liquefaction plant. This is part of the Ruwais LNG project, which is set to begin in 2028 and wil

Galp lifted first cargo from Venture Global

Venture Global's Calcasieu Pass LNG project in Louisiana began commercial operations on April 15, 2025, with the first LNG cargo shipped to Galp under long term agreement.

Wan Hai Lines makes LNG fuel switch for eight containerships

Taiwan’s Wan Hai Lines has changed an order for eight 16,000 TEU methanol-ready containerships to be powered by LNG fuel instead. The ships will be the first LNG dual-fuel containerships in Wan Hai’s fleet. The LNG fuel

NextDecade, TotalEnergies seal 20-year LNG SPA

TotalEnergies has signed a 20-year SPA withNextDecadefor the purchase of 1.5 mtpa of LNG from the future Train 4, theRio Grande LNGliquefaction unit . This 20-year SPA is conditional onNextDecademaking the final investme

MOL inks deal with Tokyo Gas for wind-assisted LNG carrier

MOL has reached an agreement with Tokyo LNG Tanker, subsidiary of Tokyo Gas to install two Wind Challenger wind-assisted propulsion systems on a new LNG carrier, which will be under a long-term charter to TLT. This marks

Glencore seals LNG supply deal with China’s Shandong Order Group

China’s Shandong Order Group signed a medium-term LNG supply deal with Glencore Singapore for three cargoes per year over three years. The contract, linked to the JKM price, will be on an ex-ship (DES) basis.

Dunmura seals Galveston LNG bunkering deal

Pilot LNG and Seapath have signed an agreement with Dunmura to supply LNG from a planned bunkering in Galveston, Texas, starting in 2027. The LNG will be used as marine fuel for ships, supporting the growing demand for c

NextDecade, Aramco seal 20-year LNG SPA

Aramco signed a 20-year deal to buy 1.2 mtpa of LNG from Train 4 of NextDecade’s Rio Grande LNG project in Texas, pending FID.

Poland’s Gaz-System awards Gdansk FSRU contract

GAZ-SYSTEM signed a contract with a consortium led by GAP İnşaat, which includes Unitek Insaat and Fabe Polska as partners, for the construction of the offshore component for the FSRU Terminal in the Gulf of Gdańsk. The

DOE gives further boost to US LNG exports

The US DOE has removed a policy requiring LNG projects to start exports within seven years of receiving approval. This change reduces regulatory hurdles and allows project operators to request extensions without meeting

Shell wraps up acquisition of Pavilion Energy

Shell has completed the acquisition of Singapore's Pavilion Energy. The deal integrates Pavilion's 6.5 mtpa LNG supply contracts and other assets.

Shell seals LNG deal with India’s IRM Energy

Shell Energy India's Hazira Terminal has signed a five-year deal with IRM Energy to supply regasified LNG starting from April 1. The agreement involves the supply of approximately 326.84 million standard cubic meters of

Excelerate buys NFE’s Jamaican interests

New Fortress Energy has finalized a deal to sell its assets and operations in Jamaica to Excelerate Energy. The sale includes an LNG import terminal in Montego Bay, a floating storage and regasification terminal in Old H

France’s Elengy in bio-LNG move

Elengy has launched a new service at its Fos-sur-Mer and Montoir-de-Bretagne terminals to convert biomethane into bio-LNG for trucks and small LNG carriers. This service is providing bio-LNG for heavy mobility and mariti

Orlen to supply US LNG cargo to Ukraine’s Naftogaz

Poland’s Orlen will supply a second US LNG cargo to Ukraine’s Naftogaz under a recent agreement, delivering 100 mcm of gas after regasification. The gas will be transported from Poland to Ukraine in April to strengthen s

Pakistan to defer eight LNG cargoes

Pakistan plans to defer eight LNG cargoes from Eni between May and December due to a decline in electricity generation and slower economic activity. Pakistan LNG had previously deferred cargoes in February and March.

Titan, MOL wrap up first LNG bunkering op under new term contract

Titan and MOL completed their first LNG and bio-LNG bunkering for the Celeste Ace car carrier in Zeebrugge. 500 tons of bio-LNG and 400 tons of LNG were delivered by Titan’s Alice Cosulich vessel. This is multi delivery