LNG

Caturus’ Commonwealth LNG has signed a sale and purchase agreement (SPA) with Swiss-based Mercuria Energy Trading for 1 mill tonnes per annum of LNG over 20 years.

PETRONAS has signed another contract to supply LNG to Thailand's PTT for five years, starting in 2028, an executive told Reuters at the LNG2026 conference.

Ukrainian energy company, Naftogaz, in partnership with its Polish counterpart, ORLEN, has secured delivery of the first tranche of US LNG this year.

The volume delivered was almost 100 mill cu m - enough to provide gas to about 700,000 families for one month during the winter period.

“Additional gas volumes are extremely important during periods of extreme cold and Russian terrorist attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure.

“We have been working systematically with our international partners to ensure that Ukraine has the resources to get through the winter in a sustainable manner.

“I thank our partners at ORLEN. The next batches of American gas have already been contracted and will be delivered to Ukraine in February/March,” said Sergii Koretskyi, Naftogaz CEO.

The LNG was received in late January at the Świnoujście receiving terminal.

Total US LNG supplies to Ukraine could reach 1 bill cu m this year, which will make a significant contribution to ensuring the stable operation of the energy system in wartime conditions, Naftogaz claimed.

Japan’s largest power generation company, JERA has signed a long-term LNG sale and purchase agreement (SPA) with QatarEnergy.

The Mexican authorities are to issue permits for Amigo LNG’s project on the Pacific coast within a month, President Claudia Sheinbaum has confirmed.

Independent LNG producer, Deutsche ReGas’ Baltic terminal was claimed to be the highest producing terminal in Germany.

Greek energy company, DESFA has concluded the annual booking of LNG unloading slots and regasification capacity auctions at the Revithoussa LNG terminal for the 2026/2040 period.

The auctions were held between October, 2025 and January 2026, and recorded positive results, DESFA said.

During the auctions, 413 unloading slots were offered, corresponding to a total of 342.5 TWh of LNG, of which 409 were booked, amounting to 340.5 TWh, with the participation of up to five users per year, which demonstrated strong market interest.

DESFA said that the auctions once again confirmed the importance of LNG in users’ energy planning and highlighted the practice of long-term capacity booking as a key mechanism to enhance energy security, predictability and market stability.

Furthermore, the results highlighted the high level of market trust in Revithoussa, as well as the key role of Greece in enhancing the security of supply for the wider region of southeast Europe.

At the same time, DESFA’s new infrastructure, such as the compression station in Komotini and Ampelia, combined with investments to upgrade and expand the national natural gas transmission system, allowed the increased transport of natural gas to the North, confirming that the country now operates as a stable and reliable LNG entry gateway at a regional level.

For the years 2027, 2028 and 2029, the offered cargoes were already fully reserved at previous auctions, while for the years 2026 and 2030, the remaining cargoes were reserved, leading to the full coverage of the offered capacity.

The LNG shipping industry will require over 650 new LNGCs by 2040, with significant new LNG supply set to come onstream, according to Wood Mackenzie’s latest LNG shipping outlook.

A Greek joint venture has signed its first deal to supply US LNG to Ukraine starting this March.

Malaysia’s shipping giant, MISC has signed a 20-year charter contract with PETRONAS LNG that will involve three newbuilding LNGCs.