By Nidhi Verma GOA, India, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Three companies are competing for GAIL India's tender to acquire up to a 26% stake in a liquefied natural gas project in the United States, its Chairman Sandeep Kumar Gupta said on Thursday.

Abu Dhabi state oil company Adnoc said Monday it has increased its stake in the Rio Grande liquefied natural gas project in Texas, buying a 7.6% equity interest in the second phase of the project from BlackRock's (BLK) Global Infrastructure Partners.

Drewry predicts that LNG fleet capacity will grow by a cumulative average of close to 9% every year until 2030, with 282 ships currently on order and more in the pipeline.

Gas-focused independent Santos has shipped the first cargo from its Barossa liquefied natural gas project in Australia, around six months behind the latest schedule but within the original US$4.5 billion budget.

Operations at the $20 billion liquefied natural gas project were halted in April 2021 due to Islamist militant attacks in the region.

Trinidad and Tobago's flagship liquefied natural gas project, Atlantic LNG, will begin removing one of its liquefaction trains from operations in the last quarter this year, its director for capital projects,

US LNG exports continued to rise in 2025. Here we take a look at how margin compression impacted the liquefaction subsector in 4Q, and which projects are targeting FID in early 2026.