Buyers from incoming US producer Venture Global LNG’s planned Plaquemines LNG project are likely to require 20 LNG carriers to lift the volumes they have contracted to purchase from the liquefaction development.

Industry players said China Petroleum & Chemical Corp — often referenced as Sinopec — will likely need up to 10 vessels after signing up to buy 4 million tonnes per annum from the Louisiana-based project — 2.8