TotalEnergies and Jiangsu Guoxin Group have agreed heads of agreement for 900,000 tonnes of LNG a year, with deliveries intended to begin in 2028 and continue for 15 years. TotalEnergies announced the arrangement on 4 November.
The deal remains subject to final sales and purchase agreements. It therefore represents progress towards a long-term supply commitment rather than confirmation that definitive contracts have been completed.
Cargoes would go to Jiangsu Guoxin’s new Rudong terminal in China. The companies intend the gas to serve urban customers and power generation that can respond to changing electricity demand in Jiangsu province.
For the LNG supply chain, the significance is a prospective long-duration outlet for cargoes into an Asian import market. The announcement does not identify a dedicated liquefaction project, shipping fleet or construction award, and gives no recruitment commitment.
Source: TotalEnergies announcement, 4 November 2026.
Image credit: Illustrative shipping file photograph: LNG carrier Lijmiliya, 10 May 2010; location not specified by the source. This is not an identified vessel for the agreement or a photograph of Rudong terminal. devopstom / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0. Resized and compressed; same licence retained.
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