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.

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

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 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 LNG was forced to nearly halve the valuation it is seeking in its U.S. initial public offering (IPO) after investors balked at the company's estimated long-term profit for liquefying gas for export,