Venture Global LNG on Wednesday slashed the valuation it sought from a U.S. initial public offering to $65.33 billion, significantly lower than the initial target of $110 billion. The revision by the second-largest exporter of liquefied natural gas in the United States follows days of marketing to potential investors,

Venture Global is now seeking a more reasonable valuation of about $65 billion, versus earlier plans for about $110 billion.

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

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.