LNG

The United States has offered up to $6 billion in potential financing for Argentina LNG, a proposed $51 billion integrated project led by state-controlled YPF to develop Vaca Muerta gas for export. The funding will be supplied under the Andes-Atlantic Corridor launched by the two countries on Wednesday.

The Port of Corpus Christi has received approval from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) on September 23 for its requested offshore discharge permit – the final permit needed for the proposed desalination plant. By securing a dedicated seawater supply via the projected desalination plant, the LNG developers can argue that additional capacity will have lower freshwater impacts, potentially smoothing future permitting for Stage III expansions or brownfield debottlenecks.

Glenfarne Group’s Magnolia LNG has been granted a five-year extension from the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to complete construction and place its planned 8.8 mtpa export plant in Louisiana into service, pushing the in-service deadline to November 2029 – even as project still lacks a final investment decision and financing.

European gas buyers are starting to outbid Asia for LNG cargoes to refill storage ahead of winter, marking a decisive shift in the global gas arbitrage, said Menelaos Ydreos, secretary general of the International Gas Union (IGU).

TotalEnergies and its Nigerian partner AMNI have taken a final investment decision (FID) to develop the Ima gas field, set to supply about a third of the gas needed for the $10 billion Train 7 project.

Lithuania’s Ignitis has agreed to buy U.S.-linked LNG from EQT, under a sales and purchase agreement (SPA) covering 10 cargoes delivered each year between 2027 and 2036. The deal marks Ignitis first long-term SPA with a US company and introduces Henry Hub-linked pricing into its procurement portfolio.

FortisBC can move ahead with its C$3.1 billion Tilbury Phase 2 expansion in Delta, British Columbia, after securing federal and provincial environmental approvals, clearing the way for a construction start in 2027.

Woodfibre LNG has completed critical tunnelling works on its Eagle Mountain–Woodfibre feedgas pipeline, paving the way for pipe installation and commissioning ahead of the project's targeted first LNG cargo in December 2027.

GTT Energy of has launched LNG Performance Centre, an integrated services platform designed to help LNG carrier owners, charterers and crews improve operational visibility, optimise voyages and protect cargo value. The platform is structured around three pillars: cargo management, voyage optimisation and containment system performance monitoring. The French technology company said, GTT containment technologies are installed on 86% of the LNG carrier fleet currently in operation worldwide.

Sept 22 – Marine cargo insurance premiums are on a falling trend, though 2025 premiums rose 6.9% last year to $24.2 billion largely due to the depreciation of the US dollar against European currencies. ”Overall the cargo market softened in 2025 rather than correcting, and that pattern has continued into 2026,” Mike Brews, chair of the Union of Marine Insurance’s (IUMI) cargo committee said in Rotterdam today.

Shippers have to deal with additional capacity and increased competition, which has softened the market somewhat. “More positively, the claims environment has remained favourable and this is reflected in the loss ratios,” Brews pointed out.