2025's most-read stories in LNG Shipping & Terminals

In 2025, the LNG market has seen a mix of expanded imports, floating LNG (FLNG) momentum and shifting supply chain dynamics, as operators respond to global demand increases, gas flow disruptions and evolving market dynamics. Below are five of the most-read stories from our digital pages this year.

To read each story in full, click on the headline, the image or the link at the end of the text.

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1. FLNG projects progressing amid market realities

Floating LNG projects continue to advance in 2025: operators said units such as Coral Norte FLNG, PFLNG 2 and Hilli Episeyo are pushing ahead – even as market realities such as fluctuating demand and regulatory uncertainty challenge the economics of FLNG deployment. The article underlines how FLNG remains a viable route for gas monetisation, especially in regions with stranded resources.

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2. Record high LNG imports in Greece amid declining Russian gas flows to Europe

Greece imported six LNG cargoes in January 2025 – approximately 430,000 tonnes – the highest monthly total since late 2022. Five arrived at the long-established Revithoussa terminal, and one at the newly operational Alexandroupolis FSRU terminal in northern Greece. The surge is widely linked to reductions in Russian pipeline gas flows to Europe, prompting Athens to lean more heavily on LNG imports.

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3. Nigeria’s pioneering floating LNG venture

The proposed floating LNG project from UTM Offshore is advancing toward a final investment decision. The planned FLNG facility is sized at 2.8M tonnes per annum – including LNG, LPG and condensate – and aims to monetise Nigeria’s under-exploited offshore gas resources while curbing flaring and unlocking export revenue. The project could mark a major expansion of the country’s gas export capacity.

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4. US company starts development of 22.5-mta LNG export plant

An unnamed US energy firm has revealed plans to develop a 22.5M tonnes per annum LNG-export facility – a large-scale project designed to tap growing global demand and US gas production. The initiative signals renewed confidence in US LNG capacity expansion, even as global markets adjust to supply-side volatility and evolving demand patterns.

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5. LNG shift in Indonesia could reshape small-scale carrier demand

Growing LNG demand in Indonesia, driven by energy-diversification efforts and declining domestic gas distribution infrastructure, could boost demand for small-scale LNG carriers. The trend may open a market for newbuilds and converted vessels catering to domestic and regional LNG transport, signalling a shift in Asia’s gas-shipping dynamics.

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