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Opinion: Asian shipbuilding dominance could thwart LNG expansion
Around two-thirds are being built in South Korea, with most of the remainder under construction in China.
QatarEnergy halves 2026 scheduled deliveries of LNG to Bangladesh
Qatar was the world's second-largest LNG-producing country after the U.S. and is Bangladesh's largest supplier, accounting for about 4.15 million metric tons of the nearly 7 million tons imported by the South Asian nation last year.
U.S. LNG exports to Europe decline as Asia prices surge
For the first time in nearly two years, less than half of U.S. LNG exports last month went to Europe as stronger prices in Asia and record imports by Egypt diverted cargoes.
Russia's LNG exports up 9.9% in first half of 2026
However, June exports fell 1.5% from a year earlier and 37% from May to 2.03 million tons, due to seasonal maintenance at the Asia-oriented Sakhalin-2 plant.
Middle East producers push on with oil and LNG loadings despite ship attacks
Energy shipping in the strait slowed after attacks on a container ship on Thursday and an oil tanker on Saturday sparked tit-for-tat strikes, threatening Washington and Iran's interim peace deal.
Matador Resources JV expands Delaware Basin footprint with $752-MM Cardinal deal
The deal underscores continued consolidation in the U.S. energy sector as producers and midstream operators build scale and expand infrastructure to support rising shale output and growing LNG export demand.
Estonia images show machine guns on Russian LNG carrier in Baltic
The surveillance images show fortified machine gun positions on the bridge roof of the Marshal Vasilevskiy, a civilian vessel whose home port is Kaliningrad.
Russia's Sakhalin-2 suspends LNG exports during maintenance
The maintenance should be completed by the end of June or in early July.
Poland's Orlen and Ukraine's Naftogaz sign MoU on LNG cooperation
Orlen sold some 700 MMm3 of gas to Ukraine in 2025 under short-term contracts and plans to sell more than 1 Bm3 of gas to Ukraine in 2026.
Alberta boosts LPG exports by rail as U.S. summer demand booms
The out-of-season surge in LPG flows highlights the knock-on effects of the Iran war on energy supply chains around the world, and how some government initiatives to shield consumers from the resulting price shocks have flipped long-standing trading dynamics.
Brazil's Edge launches LNG truck fuel deal with Nimofast, targets diesel replacement
The 10-year deal, announced on Wednesday, marks Edge's first "off-grid" gas contract to the heavy transport sector, which is heavily dependent on diesel and seeking ways to decarbonize operations.
JERA sees LNG prices staying firm as Qatar repairs drag on, Europe rebuilds stocks
JERA, a joint venture between Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings and Chubu Electric Power, is Japan's largest LNG buyer and top power generator.
Poland will add second vessel at Gdansk floating LNG terminal
With two terminals on the Baltic and a portfolio of LNG contracts, Poland aims to become a hub for deliveries of fuel from the U.S. to the region, including Ukraine and Slovakia.
Woodside inks gas supply agreement with Alcoa Australia
Under the deal, Woodside will supply 31.1 petajoules of domestic gas from its Western Australian operations to Alcoa's refineries.
India's LPG imports from U.S. set to exceed 1 MMt in June
Before the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, India depended on Middle Eastern producers for 90% of its LPG imports, which totaled about 2 MMt per month.
Qatar brings LNG tankers into Hormuz despite shipping slowdown
There could be more ships plying the strait with their transponders switched off.
China lines up second LNG terminal for sanctioned Russian cargoes
The newly built Longkou LNG terminal in eastern China's Shandong province, operated by state pipeline giant PipeChina, is being lined up to receive Arctic LNG 2 cargoes.
ExxonMobil to supply South Africa's first planned LNG terminal
The planned terminal is part of South Africa's pivot away from coal-fired power generation, which accounts for the bulk of its electricity supply.
The Hormuz shock didn’t break Europe's gas market—time might
The near-total closure of the Strait of Hormuz following the outbreak of the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran halted nearly 20% of global liquefied natural gas trade, sending Asian and European gas prices sharply higher.
QatarEnergy ready to restart LNG output, reach current capacity in one month, source says
Two of Qatar's 14 LNG trains and one of its two gas-to-liquids (GTL) facilities were damaged in the strikes, which knocked out 17% of the country's LNG export capacity, and will take years to repair.
Opinion: Is the Iran war just an energy shock—or a turning point?
At least 1 billion barrels of crude oil and refined products have been lost from Middle East producers such as Iraq, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates and Iran itself. As much as 20% of global liquefied natural gas supply is also trapped in the narrow waterway between Iran and Oman.
Fragile Iran deal offers oil relief, but Hormuz risks remain
Under the agreement announced late on Sunday, Iran and the U.S. agreed to lift their blockades on the Strait of Hormuz, through which roughly a fifth of global oil and LNG flowed before the war broke out on February 28.
Venture Global, Atlantic-SEE double U.S. LNG supply deal for Greece from 2030
The Greek joint venture will now take at least 1 metric MMtpy LNG from Venture from 2030 for 20 years, under the revised agreement.
Petronas signs 20-year LNG supply deal with Japan's JERA
Malaysian state energy firm Petronas will supply Japan's biggest power generator JERA with 2 million metric tons of liquefied natural gas (LNG) annually under a 20-year agreement, the countries' leaders said on Wednesday. The deal, which will begin in 2028, comes as Japan looks to beef up its energ..
LNG demand in Asia recovers from Iran shock as China buys
The biggest-importing region is on track for arrivals of 21.83 million metric tons in June, the most for five months and also up from the 21.55 million tons in the same month last year.
Putin urges Germany to make decision on buying Russian gas again via Nord Stream
Putin told journalists in St. Petersburg that one of the two lines of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline was intact and could start pumping gas "tomorrow."
Serbia secures three-month extension of gas supply from Gazprom
Serbia had secured in March a three-month extension of its gas contract with Russia.
Russian gas flows to Europe via TurkStream halted for maintenance
Scheduled maintenance work will take place from June 2 to June 10 at the Russkaya pumping station and receiving terminals in Turkey.
Eskom signs LNG deal to supply its planned 3,000 MW gas-fired Richards Bay project
Zululand Energy Terminal is South Africa's first LNG import terminal situated along the east coast in Richards Bay port.
Singapore has enough LNG supplies for the rest of the year, energy regulator says
Replacement cargoes were purchased from Australia, U.S. and African suppliers.
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- Cheniere signs deal with Bechtel to expand U.S. LNG export capacity
- Baker Hughes’ fuel flexible NovaLT™ 16 gas turbine certified by RINA for marine propulsion
- Dozens injured, 18 missing after blast during restart at giant Qatar LNG site
- Commonwealth LNG FID attracts global syndicate of leading banks
