Each LNG ship has the 👉 Gas Management System which keeps the cargo tank pressure within normal operation 📊 limits . It also includes safety function in case the tank pressure exceeds the normal operation limits 📈.

Two main tasks for the #GMS are to protect 🚧 the tanks against over pressurising and under pressurising.

1️⃣ Over pressurising

🎯 To protect the cargo tanks from being over pressurised due to natural #BOG, the gas has to be consumed by the Engines/Boilers, burned by the Gas Combustion Unit GCU , Reliquified , or vented to the Atmosphere 🚨 (* If fitted)

2️⃣ Under Pressurising

🎯 To protect the cargo tanks from being under pressurised, the Engines/Boilers will at a certain point switched to FO/DO consumption only , Shut down of Cargo pumps/Compressors 🔴 during Discharging operation.

Hereunder a general arrangement of a DFDE LNG ship four 4️⃣ cargo tanks. These equipment may differ for the other Engines Types.

QatarEnergy stopped liquefied natural gas production at the major LNG hubs of Ras Laffan and Mesaieed ❌ after Iranian drone strikes hit energy infrastructure.

Two drones launched from Iran targeted energy infrastructure, with one hitting a water tank at a Mesaieed power plant 🔥 and the other striking a QatarEnergy facility in Ras Laffan 🔥, with no casualties reported.

Qatar accounts for 20% of global LNG exports and shipped 82.2 million tons of LNG in 2025 💧. Ras Laffan is Qatar’s main LNG hub and one of the world’s largest, with 14 LNG trains and a combined annual capacity of about 77 million tonnes.

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Cheniere Energy celebrated the 10th anniversary of its first export cargo of liquefied natural gas 💧

On February 24, 2016, Cheniere loaded the Asia Vision with LNG produced 🥇 at its Sabine Pass Liquefaction terminal in Cameron Parish, Louisiana.

Today, and after nearly 5,000 cargoes, Cheniere is the largest producer of LNG in the U.S. 🏆 and a global energy leader that is growing to help meet the world’s ever-increasing energy demand. 

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LNG Canada marked the safe departure of its 50th LNG cargo from its facility in Kitimat, British Columbia 🎊.

LNG Canada successfully loaded and shipped its first cargo of liquefied natural gas (LNG) 🥇 on June 30, 2025, marking Canada's entry into the global large-scale LNG export market.

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Ukrainian oil and gas company Naftogaz Group has secured the supply of US LNG shipped 💧 in via Deutsche ReGas’ terminal on Germany’s Baltic Sea coast.

The LNG is supplied by energy major TotalEnergies to the Rugen island-based facility. This is served by the floating storage and regasification unit Neptune (built 2009) 🚢.

The LNG carrier Minerva Amorgos, which is listed as on charter to TotalEnergies, finally made it through the ice to berth at the Deutsche ReGas’ FSRU-based terminal 🏭 last week with a cargo of US LNG.

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US-based Excelerate Energy has commenced long-term liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply to Bangladesh under a 15-year sales and purchase agreement (SPA) 📘.

The first cargo under the agreement, carrying around 138,000 cubic metres of LNG 💧, recently arrived at the Moheshkhali floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) .

With this shipment, Bangladesh has begun long-term LNG sourcing from outside the Middle East 🌎.

Petrobangla and Excelerate Energy signed the SPA on November 8, 2023 🤝. Under the deal, Excelerate will supply between 0.85 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa) and 1.0 Mtpa of LNG 💧 over a 15-year period beginning in 2026.

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The U.S. Energy Department has approved a 12% expansion in exports 🚀 at Cheniere Energy’s Corpus Christi liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal, located on the La Quinta Ship Channel in South Texas.

The authorization permits additional exports of up to 0.47 billion cubic feet per day of U.S. natural gas as LNG 💧 to non-Free Trade Agreement countries from Trains 8 and 9 of the Corpus Christi Stage 3 Project.

With the approval, Corpus Christi LNG is now authorized to export a total of 4.45 billion cubic feet per day 🚀, making it the second largest LNG export project in the United States.

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The UK has rolled out its largest sanctions package against Russia since the early months of the war in Ukraine 🚨, with oil tankers and LNG shipping among the main targets as London looks to squeeze Moscow’s energy revenues ❌.

The measures hit Russia’s LNG shipping and export chain, including two gas carriers, LNG Soars and Kunpeng 🚢. Two Baltic export terminals — Portovaya and Vysotsk — and their operators were also sanctioned 🏭, along with traders involved in moving cargoes 📊.

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President and group CEO of MISC Berhad, does not believe that steam-powered LNG carriers ❌ will benefit from the expected gradual improvement in charter rates during 2026 📈.

Charter rates for steam turbine vessels are anticipated to remain subdued 🚨, reflecting the industry’s preference for modern vessels

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US-listed Excelerate Energy anticipates redeploying a floating storage and regasification unit 🎯 that will be redelivered from a contract next year at improved rates.

The 150,900-cbm FSRU Express (built 2009) is expected to roll off its existing contract 📘 late in the third quarter.

The FSRU Express (IMO 9361445) is moored at the Ruwais LNG terminal, United Arab Emirates (UAE) 📍. It serves as a floating storage and regasification unit for ADNOC.

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Norwegian shipowner Awilco LNG is trading its two LNG carriers in the spot market 📊 and is expecting idle periods and lower earnings until market activity improves 📈.

Awilco LNG said its 156,000-cbm tri-fuel diesel-electric LNG carrier WilPride (built 2013) was redelivered from its legacy time-charter in mid-November 📅.

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Liquefied natural gas tankers set to load shipments in Qatar or the United Arab Emirates appear to be temporarily abandoning those plans ❌, as most shipowners and traders avoid the Strait of Hormuz.

At least 13 empty LNG tankers that were on the eastern side of the chokepoint have diverted away 🚫. LNG vessels and other ships stopped crossing the waterway over the weekend following the initial strikes by the US on Iran 🚨.

 Exports from Qatar, the world’s largest LNG supplier after the US, must go through Hormuz to reach customers in Asia and Europe. A month-long halt could see spot Asian LNG rise 130 per cent 📈 to $25 per million British thermal units

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Celsius Shipping, has placed an order for an additional 180,000 cu m LNG carrier with 🤝 South Korea’s Samsung Heavy Industries.

The deal brings Celsius Tankers’ LNG fleet to 24 vessels 🚀, bolstering the company’s ongoing expansion in the segment.

Samsung Heavy Industries confirmed the contract in a regulatory filing earlier, noting the value at around 💰255m but did not disclose the buyer at the time.

Celsius Shipping already has a large LNG carrier newbuilding program underway in China and South Korea, with more than 🔟 vessels of the same 180,000 cu m size planned or under construction.

The latest unit is scheduled for delivery by the end of May 2028 🎊.

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Golar LNG is opting to take a longer look 📉 at how to achieve the best commercial terms for its next production unit 🚢 amid strong demand in the sector.

Golar LNG obtained updated yard availability, price and delivery terms for each of its three different FLNG designs from 2 mtpa to 5 mtpa 💧.

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Tsakos Group is reported to have returned to the LNG carrier newbuilding market after several years of absence, securing a contract in South Korea 🏗

HD Hyundai Heavy Industries announced an order for a single LNG carrier valued at approximately 💰254M, with delivery scheduled for Q3 2028.

Tsakos Group currently operates two 2️⃣ 174,000-m³ LNG carriers, built at Hyundai in 2016 and 2022.

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Excelerate Energy intends to have its first LNG carrier to floating storage and regasification unit conversion available in early 2028 🏗 and expects to be working on multiple similar projects.

The focus of LNG industry is switching from liquefaction to regasification 💭, as per company’s CEO.

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Floating storage and regasification unit specialist Energos Infrastructure is set to grow its FSRU fleet 📈 with planned LNG carrier conversions.

The company is progressing LNGC-to-FSRU conversion pathways, with targeted delivery windows in 2028 🎊.

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Cheniere Energy has declared the option to increase the number of newbuild liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers 📈 it will charter from Norwegian shipowner Ocean Yield and Japan’s shipping giant Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK Line).

In December 2025, Ocean Yield and NYK Line announced their agreement to co-invest in four 4️⃣ LNG vessels, to be constructed at HD Hyundai Heavy Industries in South Korea and delivered from 2028, noting that available charter options could double the newbuilding fleet to eight 8️⃣ units.

The charterer declared the option to increase the number of vessels at substantially similar terms 🎯.

The optional vessels will also be constructed in Korea, with deliveries in 2029 🎊.

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Japanese shipowner NYK is being widely named as the new incoming joint venture partner 🤝 for Stolt-Nielsen-controlled bunkering company Avenir LNG.

LNG bunkering circles are alive with talk that a partnership deal has been agreed 🖋.

A formal announcement is expected within two weeks 📅.

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Technip Energies has been awarded a major contract to supply liquefaction technology for 🤝 QatarEnergy’s North Field West (NFW) liquefied natural gas development at Ras Laffan Industrial City in Qatar, part of the country’s ongoing North Field expansion programme 🚀.

The company will deliver two mega LNG trains 🏭, each with a capacity of eight million tonnes per annum (MTPA) 💧.

QatarEnergy is forging ahead with yet more liquefaction capacity, which will raise its annual production to 142 mtpa 💧 by early next decade.

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Shell and Greek energy and metals firm Metlen have signed a cooperation deal 🤝 for LNG supply and trading, which would boost deliveries to Greek import terminals and supply to southern and central Europe.

Metlen and the UK-based supermajor, which is the world’s top LNG trader, will supply and trade 0.5 to 1.0 bcm 💭 per year over the five-year period 2027–2031.

Deliveries will be made to the Greek LNG regasification facilities in Revithoussa and Alexandroupolis 🏭.

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Venture Global and Hanwha Aerospace announced the execution of a new Sales and Purchase Agreement (SPA) for the purchase of 1.5 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) of U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) 💧 from Venture Global for twenty years starting in 2030 📅.

This agreement brings Venture Global’s long-term contracted portfolio to over 46 MTPA 🚀.

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TotalEnergies has signed a preliminary 20-year agreement to purchase 2 million tons per year of LNG 🤝 from the proposed Alaska LNG project, reinforcing its position as the largest exporter of U.S. liquefied natural gas and deepening its exposure to Asian markets 🌏.

The proposed Alaska LNG facility, located on the U.S. Pacific coast, is designed with a planned export capacity of 20 Mtpa 💧 and is currently the only federally authorized LNG export terminal in that region.

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🌹 This is what LNG does to a rose.

In this video, I show the effect of LNG’s extreme cold on a rose — a simple but powerful demonstration of how LNG at –162°C instantly freezes and destroys materials on contact.

It’s a clear reminder of why strict safety procedures and training are critical when working around LNG.