LNG

India’s largest LNG importer, state-owned Petronet was still awaiting clarity from QatarEnergy regarding the delivery of September LNG cargoes, as traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remained disrupted, Managing Director & CEO Akshay Kumar Singh said during an earnings’ presentation.

South Korea’s Daewoo E&C has been chosen by French energy giant, TotalEnergies, the representative owner of the Papua New Guinea LNG project (PLNG), as the preferred bidder for the EPC of the ‘Papua CPF and Wellpads EPSCC’ project.

Japan’s shipping giant Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has confirmed the completion of a six-vessel 174,000 cu m LNGC newbuilding programme for China National Offshore Oil Corp (CNOOC)

Some 36 LNGCs left US ports during the week ending 12^th August, a rise of five week-on-week.

Their LNG-carrying capacity was 134 bill cu ft, up 15 bill from the week before.

Eight vessels sailed from Sabine Pass, seven from Corpus Christi, six from Plaquemines, five from Freeport, four from Cameron, three from Calcasieu Pass, two from Elba Island, and one from Cove Point, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).

South Korean private equity firm, Hahn & Company is restructuring its two shipping companies to create a large standalone gas carrier concern.

Nigeria is attempting to revive its offshore investment by offering new tax incentives designed to unlock up to $50 bill in delayed oil and gas projects.

US major LNG plant developer, Cheniere Energy has published its 2025 Corporate Responsibility Report.

Bangladesh is turning to the US for a long-term LNG supply deal, as it seeks to shore up energy supplies amid disruptions in global gas markets caused ‌by the US/Israeli conflict with Iran.

Vietnamese state-controlled Petrovietnam Gas (PV Gas) is sounding out suppliers for a possible tender to procure LNG under a five-year contract, according to a document seen by Reuters.

If agreed, it ‌would be Vietnam's second term contract after a deal with Shell earlier this year, as the Southeast Asian manufacturing hub builds an LNG industry from scratch to help meet growing energy demand.

The request sent in June to potential suppliers under a ‘market sounding exercise’ is for the supply of 250,000-450,000 tonnes to be delivered to the Thi  Vai ‌Terminal, with deliveries starting in January, 2027 or later, the document said.

No tender has been announced yet.

In January, 2026 PV Gas awarded its first term contract to Shell, which will deliver the cargoes to Vietnam from 2027 to 2031, under a five-year supply deal for ‌about 400,000 tonnes per year.

Vietnam, which is seeking to reduce its reliance on coal and lower its carbon emissions, has two LNG terminals, both located in the south of the country, which have been supplied under spot contracts.

Operated by PV GAS, Thi Vai can handle up to 1 mill tonnes per year and is being expanded to 3 mill tonnes. It supplies two power plants with ‌combined capacity of 1.5 GW.

The other terminal, Cai Mep Terminal owned by AG&P LNG, has a capacity of 3 mill tonnes per year.