Venture Global Inc. slashed the marketed range for its initial public offering, lowering the market value it could fetch.

By Manya Saini (Reuters) -LNG exporter Venture Global on Wednesday slashed the valuation it was seeking from its U.S. initial public offering to as much as $65.33 billion, significantly lower than the more than $100 billion it had initially aimed.

Liquefied natural gas producer Venture Global slashed the proposed range for its IPO on Wednesday, lowering the valuation it sought to ~$65B from the initial target of $110B at the top of the previous range.

The company plans to increase its share offering from 50 million to up to 62 million in its potential New York flotation.

Venture Global LNG is preparing to cut the proposed price range for its blockbuster initial public offering and increase the number of shares it may sell to investors, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said on Tuesday.