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Wednesday, March 4, 2026
qatar lng ship
Energy

Qatar’s $100B LNG Empire Just Lost Its Premium Status Overnight

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

March 4, 2026
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Tuesday, March 3, 2026
Illustration shows map showing the Strait of Hormuz and Iran
News

Strait of Hormuz Shockwaves: Drewry Sees Tanker Spike, LNG Bottlenecks, and Trade Rewiring Across Shipping

The effective shutdown of commercial traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has jolted global shipping markets after coordinated U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran

March 3, 2026
Total Views: 1686

Sunday, March 1, 2026
Oil tankers anchored near Strait of Hormuz after Iran conflict disrupts Persian Gulf shipping routes
Maritime Security

At Least 150 Oil and Gas Tankers Drop Anchor in Gulf Waters After Strikes on Iran

At least 150 tankers dropped anchor in Gulf waters after U.S.-Israel strikes on Iran, with Tehran threatening to close the Strait of Hormuz—a chokepoint for

March 1, 2026
Total Views: 1737

Tuesday, February 24, 2026
Cheniere's sabine pass commissioning cargo is loading on an LNG tanker, marking the start of US LNG exports
News

A Decade of Dominance: How the U.S. Conquered Global LNG Export Markets

Ten years ago today, the LNG carrier Asia Vision departed Louisiana's Sabine Pass Terminal carrying 3.3 billion cubic feet of liquefied natural gas bound for

February 24, 2026
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Wednesday, September 24, 2025
LNG carrier in open sea during daytime
Shipping

Idan Ofer’s EPS Moves to Take Full Control of LNG Carrier Owner CoolCo

LNG carrier shipowner CoolCo and EPS Ventures have announced advanced discussions for a potential acquisition that would see EPS purchase all outstanding

September 24, 2025
Total Views: 579

Monday, September 22, 2025
lng ship
Shipping

Report: $48 Billion in LNG Carrier Investments at Risk as Fleet Expansion Outpaces Demand

New research from UCL Energy Institute and Kuehne Climate Center (KCC) reveals that $48 billion invested in LNG carriers could be written off by 2035 as the

September 22, 2025
Total Views: 1247

Monday, June 30, 2025
Aerial view of a ship drydock in South Korea
Shipbuilding

Report: Hanwha Moves to Reflag Korean-Built LNG Carriers Under U.S. Flag

Hanwha Ocean’s U.S. shipping affiliate has announced plans to reflag Korean-built liquefied natural gas (LNG) vessels to the U.S. flag, according to a

June 30, 2025
Total Views: 1715

Thursday, May 8, 2025
LNG carrier in dense fog
Shipping

Russian ‘Shadow Fleet’ LNG Carriers Find Sanctions Reprieve in Chinese Maintenance Yard

Russia’s LNG shadow fleet continues to make moves in preparation for the upcoming Arctic summer shipping season. A second sanctioned LNG carrier has arrived

May 8, 2025
Total Views: 1010

Wednesday, May 7, 2025
A lng tanker at sea
Shipping

LNG Industry Warns U.S.-Built Ship Mandate Could Derail Energy Exports

U.S. energy groups are asking President Donald Trump's administration to exempt liquefied natural gas tankers from a new rule that will require producers to

May 7, 2025
Total Views: 2016

Tuesday, March 18, 2025
American Energy LNG carrier
Shipping

Crowley’s ‘American Energy’ Makes History as First US-Flagged LNG Carrier Serving Puerto Rico

Crowley Maritime Corporation raised the U.S. flag today on the LNG carrier American Energy, marking a significant milestone as the first domestic vessel to

March 18, 2025
Total Views: 3486

Wednesday, February 12, 2025
Aerial of Liquified Natural Gas LNG carrier moored to a small gas terminal
Featured

Another Russian ‘Shadow Fleet’ LNG Tanker Abandons Voyage After Five Months, Offloads Cargo to FSU

U.S. sanctions continue to severely hamper Russia’s efforts to deliver LNG from the designated Arctic LNG 2 plant to customers. Five months after loading

February 12, 2025
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Saturday, February 8, 2025
File photo of an LNG carrier in the Suez Canal
News

First LNG Carrier in Five Months Passes through Bab-el-Mandeb Strait as Houthi Threat Eases

Liquid natural gas producers have been avoiding the Red Sea for much of 2024 amid continuous attacks by Houthi militants. This may now be changing as the first

February 8, 2025
Total Views: 2797

Wednesday, February 5, 2025
Russian ‘Shadow Fleet’ LNG Carrier Calls In Oman Signaling Possible Easing of Sanctions Concerns 
Shipping

Russian ‘Shadow Fleet’ LNG Carrier Calls In Oman Signaling Possible Easing of Sanctions Concerns 

After more than six months at sea sanctioned LNG carrier La Perouse has entered the Omani port of Duqm. It is the first time that a Russian LNG carrier, part

February 5, 2025
Total Views: 19547

Friday, October 18, 2024
lng ship bunkering in fog
Featured

Mysterious Dubai Firm Takes Control of Russian LNG Ships in Apparent Effort to Skirt Sanctions

(Bloomberg) — A newly established company in Dubai has taken over three liquefied natural gas tankers, in what appears to be Russia’s latest effort to

October 18, 2024
Total Views: 12204

Thursday, October 17, 2024
Aerial of Liquified Natural Gas LNG carrier moored to a small gas terminal
Shipping

LNG Tanker Glut is Softening Blow for Consumers Facing High Gas Prices

(Bloomberg) — Ships that carry liquefied natural gas are being built faster than new supplies of the fuel can come to market, helping to lower transport

October 17, 2024
Total Views: 418

Monday, October 14, 2024
ship on fire at night after LPG explosion
Featured

LPG Tankers Explode, One Linked to Iranian Gas Smuggling

In a dramatic scene off the coast of Bangladesh, two liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) carriers erupted in flames during a cargo transshipment operation on Sunday.

October 14, 2024
Total Views: 7439

Thursday, September 19, 2024
lng carrier
Shipping

Wärtsilä and Chevron Partner to Reduce Methane Slip in LNG Carriers

Finnish technology group Wärtsilä has joined forces with Chevron Shipping Company to convert engines on six of Chevron Transport Corporation’s LNG

September 19, 2024
Total Views: 399

Friday, September 13, 2024
An illustration of the Wind Challenger-equipped LNG carrier. Image courtesy MOL
Environment

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines and Chevron to Launch World’s First Wind-Assisted LNG Carrier

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) and Chevron Shipping Company LLC have announced plans to install the Wind Challenger, a hard sail wind-assisted propulsion

September 13, 2024
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Wednesday, September 11, 2024
Rex Tillerson LNG carrier christening.
Shipbuilding

QatarEnergy Launches First LNG Carrier ‘Rex Tillerson’ in Historic Shipbuilding Program

QatarEnergy has inaugurated its first conventional-size LNG vessel, named “Rex Tillerson,” as part of a landmark shipbuilding program. The vessel,

September 11, 2024
Total Views: 982

Tuesday, September 3, 2024
FILE PHOTO: Liquified natural gas vessel Kmarin Diamond, the LNG tanker in eight months to arrive at Freeport LNG fire-idled export plant, is seen at the facility in Freeport, Texas, U.S., February 11, 2023. REUTERS/Arathy Somasekhar/File Photo
Shipping

North American LNG Export Capacity Set to Double by 2028

North America’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) export capacity is projected to more than double between 2024 and 2028, contingent on the timely completion

September 3, 2024
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