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,

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