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There is little U.S. LNG producers can do to immediately replace lost Qatari cargoes
While almost double the 10 Bft3d Qatar was forced to remove from the market on Monday after a wave of attacks, American export plants are running nearly full tilt with most cargoes locked into long‑term contracts.
Vietnam's PV Gas boosts domestic LPG output to compensate for shortfall caused by Iran war
The additional output will come from PV Gas' Dinh Co and Ca Mau gas processing plants in southern Vietnam.
Russia blames Ukrainian drones for attack on LNG ship in Mediterranean
If confirmed, it would be the first time that Ukraine has attacked a Russian LNG carrier.
Gas giant QatarEnergy throttles LNG supply by declaring force majeure
The move means global gas markets will experience shortages for weeks even in the unlikely scenario the conflict ends today, as Qatar supplies 20% of global liquefied natural gas.
Hormuz shutdown worsens after U.S. hits Iranian warship; tankers stranded for fifth day
The U.S.–Iran war widened on Wednesday after a U.S. strike hit an Iranian warship off Sri Lanka, deepening a crisis that has paralyzed shipping through the Strait of Hormuz for a fifth day and choked off vital Middle East oil and gas flows.
India eyes alternative energy supplies amid Strait of Hormuz disruption
Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz between Iran and Oman, which carries around a fifth of oil consumed globally as well as large quantities of gas, has ground to a near halt after vessels in the area were struck as Iran hit back after U.S. and Israeli strikes.
Iran war could reopen EU debate over Russian gas, Norway says
European gas prices have jumped 75% this week, hitting multi-year highs as hostilities in and around Iran have impacted gas exports from the Gulf.
Asia scrambles for LNG as Qatar halts output due to Iran war
Government officials and company executives in Japan, Taiwan, Bangladesh and Pakistan said they did not expect an immediate impact as some cargoes due this month had already arrived, but they would diversify their import sources and buy liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the spot market if the war drags on.
Austria plans to deepen cooperation with Abu Dhabi, minister says
Austria has had to radically overhaul its energy supply after depending for many years on Russian gas, and ended direct imports from Russia at the end of 2024.
Qatar LNG, Saudi refinery, Israeli oil, gas fields down due to Mideast strikes
Qatar halted its production of liquefied natural gas on Monday, as Iran continued to strike Gulf countries in retaliation for Israeli and U.S. strikes against it, prompting precautionary shutdowns of oil and gas facilities across the Middle East.
Russia's LNG exports up 5.8% in January-February
Russian LNG exports have been held back by U.S. sanctions over Ukraine, notably against the Arctic LNG 2 plant, whose operations have been hampered by the difficulty of finding buyers for its output.
Trafigura, Venture Global sign five‑year U.S. LNG supply deal
The agreement marks the latest move by Trafigura to secure North American LNG, while Venture Global continues to expand its commercial footprint ahead of new project milestones.
European gas prices soar as Qatar halts LNG production
Qatar, soon to cement its role as the world’s second largest LNG exporter after the United States, plays a major role in balancing both Asian and European markets' demand of LNG.
U.S. grants permit for project to bring power to Puerto Rico from Dominican Republic
Puerto Rico has been plagued with widespread power outages since Hurricane Maria decimated the island's electrical grid nearly a decade ago in one of the deadliest storms in America's history.
Cheniere Corpus Christi, Texas LNG terminal gets boosted export approval from U.S. DOE
The approval allows additional exports of up to 0.47 Bft3d of LNG to big markets in Asia and Europe, or non-Free Trade Agreement countries, as the department calls them.
Venture Global signs 20-yr LNG supply deal with Korea's Hanwha Aerospace
The agreement brings Venture Global's total long-term contracted portfolio to more than 46 MMtpy.
TotalEnergies agrees to export 2 MMtpy of LNG for 20 yrs from Alaska LNG project
The future Alaska LNG project, located on the U.S. Pacific coast, is the only federally authorized LNG export terminal in this region.
EIA: Most natural gas pipelines built in 2025 connect the South Central United States to supply
Natural gas pipeline projects completed in the United States in 2025 increased capacity by approximately 6.3 Bft3d, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA’s) recently updated Natural Gas Pipeline Projects Tracker.
Naturgy warns $13 B in Russian LNG purchase commitments may be hit by EU ban
This amount represents less than a quarter of its total commitments for energy purchases, which it estimates at roughly €45.13 B.
Ukraine's Naftogaz to deliver U.S. LNG via Klaipeda terminal
Russia has sharply increased the number and intensity of strikes on Ukraine's energy sector, targeting both power plants and gas production facilities, and a partial loss of gas production capacity has forced Kyiv to increase imports.
Ten years after first cargo, U.S. LNG dominance set to keep growing
Whether the world market, already showing signs of saturation, will be able to absorb those supplies is an open question.
Greece's Metlen signs LNG supply and trading cooperation deal with Shell
Greek energy companies have been seeking deals to supply central and southern Europe with U.S.-produced LNG as the U.S. works to replace Russian gas in Europe.
Inpex to solicit bids for construction of Indonesia's Abadi LNG project in mid-2026
The Abadi liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Indonesia's Masela block has faced years of delays following a request by the previous administration to move the plant onshore from an earlier offshore design, and as the company drew up new development plans to include a carbon storage facility.
UK's Centrica signs natural gas supply deal with Canada's Whitecap Resources
Whitecap will deliver 50,000 million British thermal units (MMBtu) of natural gas per day to Centrica Energy.
Energy Transfer terminates offtake agreements with some customers of suspended Lake Charles LNG project
Several LNG offtake agreements have been terminated based on the nonsatisfaction of the condition related to making a final investment decision by the date specified in the applicable LNG offtake agreement, Energy Transfer said in a 10K filing.
Booming LNG exports may get dragged into U.S. cost-of-living debate
U.S. exporters of LNG consumed more natural gas than both households and commercial businesses last year, tightening U.S. gas supplies and putting the LNG export boom squarely in the frame of discussions surrounding rising U.S. energy costs.
U.S. demands on Europe in the field of energy
This week U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright gave the Paris-based International Energy Agency a one-year deadline to abandon its support of goals to reduce planet-warming gas emissions to "net zero" by 2050 or risk losing the United States as a member.
Opinion: China isn’t importing any U.S. LNG, but it's still in the game
Since 2018, Chinese energy companies including PetroChina, CNOOC and Unipec have signed nearly 20 LNG supply contracts with U.S. producers such as Cheniere Energy, Venture Global and NextDecade, totaling around 25 metric MMtpy of supply.
Spain's Naturgy eyes potential ‘force majeure’ with Yamal on impact of EU's Russian gas ban
The Spanish power utility entered into a long-term contract with Yamal in 2013 to import around 3 Bm3y of Russian LNG.
Austria eyes renewables, African gas to cut U.S. LNG dependence
European countries are wrestling with how to keep electricity prices affordable as the European Union phases out Russian gas by 2027 in response to Moscow's 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
- RWE strengthens partnerships with ADNOC and Masdar to enhance energy security in Germany and Europe
- TotalEnergies and Mozambique announce the full restart of the $20-B Mozambique LNG project
- Venture Global wins LNG arbitration case brought by Spain's Repsol
- Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Compressor acquires Swiss rotating equipment maintenance company AST Turbo AG
- KBR awarded FEED for Coastal Bend LNG project
