Qatar LNG Shutdown Sends Global Gas Markets Into Turmoil
Qatar declared force majeure on LNG exports amid the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, shutting down facilities that supply 20% of global liquefied natural gas. The
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Qatar declared force majeure on LNG exports amid the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, shutting down facilities that supply 20% of global liquefied natural gas. The
Iranian drone attack forces Qatar to shut down Ras Laffan LNG facility for first time in 30 years, threatening a fifth of global supply. European gas prices
Global oil and gas prices jumped on Tuesday as the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran halted energy exports from the Middle East, with Tehran attacking ships and energy
Qatar halted its production of liquefied natural gas on Monday as Israeli and U.S. strikes against Iran and Tehran's retaliation prompted precautionary
Russia’s Arctic LNG shadow fleet appears to be operating largely undeterred by escalating conflict in the Middle East, with at least seven tankers recently
Trump's strikes on Iran threaten the Strait of Hormuz, a critical chokepoint for 20% of global oil supply. Traffic has dropped sharply as Iran's 3.3M barrel
A shipowner’s once-in-a-generation wager on oil tankers has made it so powerful that it controls an overwhelming majority of supertankers that can collect
Iran has been loading oil onto tankers at a rapid pace in recent days, a potential sign of the Persian Gulf state’s preparations in case of an attack by the
EDP Renovaveis, the world's fourth-largest wind producer, reports 50% profit growth and optimism for U.S. expansion despite Trump's offshore wind ban. CEO says
Iran loaded 20.1 million barrels of oil onto tankers from Kharg Island in just six days, tripling January's pace as the U.S. assembles its largest Middle East
Australia is shipping LNG much further than its main buyers in Asia as demand for the super-chilled fuel in the region
The UK government announced new sanctions on Russia’s so-called shadow oil fleet as it ramped up efforts to squeeze energy revenues funding the Kremlin’s
Russia’s flagship crude is selling at the deepest discount in the international marketplace in almost three years as western sanctions deter trade with
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Feb 21 (Reuters) – Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico threatened on Saturday to cut off emergency electricity supplies to Ukraine unless
Russia has for the first time conducted three simultaneous LNG ship-to-ship (STS) transfers in Arctic waters, a move highlighting Moscow’s increasingly
Mol Group Nyrt, Hungary’s largest energy company, asked the government to release strategic oil reserves to keep its refineries operating while a key
ndia has seized three U.S.-sanctioned tanker ships linked to Iran this month and stepped up surveillance in its maritime zone to curb illicit trade, a
By Will Kubzansky and Lucia Kassai (Bloomberg) –US supplies of gasoline are being shipped out of the country to travel thousands of miles via the
Valero Energy is set to import up to 6.5 million barrels of Venezuelan crude in March, potentially surpassing Chevron as the top U.S. refiner of Venezuelan oil
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