LNG Prime brings you the five most popular news stories on our platform during the week of April 6-12, 2026.
1) Two liquefied natural gas carriers, loaded with Qatari LNG, are attempting to cross the Strait of Hormuz, the first time since the start of the Middle East conflict, according to shipping data.
2) Kimmeridge’s Caturus said on Tuesday that Commonwealth LNG will soon launch the financing process with lenders as the company advances the project toward a final investment decision (FID) anticipated in the coming weeks.
3) US LNG exporter Cheniere is working to introduce fuel gas to the sixth train of the Corpus Christi Stage 3 expansion project in Texas.
4) NextDecade’s Rio Grande LNG is seeking approval from US energy regulators to increase the peak workforce to up to 7,500 per day at the site of its LNG export terminal in Texas.
5) South Korea’s Samsung Heavy Industries continues to progress the construction of Cedar LNG’s floating LNG production unit, which will be installed in Kitimat, on Canada’s West Coast. Pembina expects the unit to arrive in Kitimat in the first half of 2028.
