LNG
News
March 19, 2026
An Iranian strike on Qatar’s Ras Laffan complex could remove 17% of the country’s LNG export capacity for up to five years, Reuters reported. The disruption would raise long-term supply risks for global gas markets and key buyers in Europe and Asia.
News
March 13, 2026
Venture Global has taken final investment decision (FID) on Phase 2 of its CP2 LNG project and secured $8.6 billion in project financing, bringing total financing to $20.7 billion as the company expands U.S. LNG export capacity.
News
March 12, 2026
JERA has agreed to transfer its equity interests in Australia’s Gorgon and Ichthys LNG projects to MidOcean Energy as part of a portfolio realignment while maintaining LNG procurement from both facilities.
News
March 11, 2026
LNG suppliers including Shell have declared force majeure on contracts after a shutdown at Qatar’s massive Ras Laffan export facility, highlighting the ripple effects of supply disruptions in the global gas market.
News
March 06, 2026
Qatar appears to have loaded its first LNG cargo since shutting the Ras Laffan export complex and declaring force majeure after drone attacks and escalating conflict in the Middle East disrupted regional energy flows.
News
March 04, 2026
Oil prices continued rising as the escalating Iran conflict threatens tanker traffic in the Strait of Hormuz. Analysts warn shipping disruptions, refinery damage and tighter diesel supplies could intensify volatility across global oil and gas markets.
News
March 03, 2026
Enverus warns that escalating Strait of Hormuz risks could remove up to 14 MMbpd of crude and 20% of global LNG from trade flows, potentially pushing Brent prices sharply higher if disruptions persist.
News
March 02, 2026
Qatar suspended production at its Ras Laffan LNG plant after a drone attack, disrupting roughly 20% of global LNG supply and tightening gas markets worldwide.
News
February 24, 2026
Technip Energies has secured a contract to advance the Coral Norte FLNG project offshore Mozambique, reinforcing the country’s second floating LNG development in the Rovuma basin.
News
February 13, 2026
Congo has launched exports from Phase 2 of its LNG project, adding new floating LNG capacity and strengthening its position as an emerging African gas exporter supplying global markets.
News
February 12, 2026
YPF, Eni and XRG have signed a joint development agreement to advance the 12-MMtpa Argentina LNG project linked to the Vaca Muerta shale, targeting FEED work and a potential final investment decision in 2026.
News
February 06, 2026
Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea have signed a unitization agreement to jointly develop the 2.5-Tcf Yoyo-Yolanda gas fields, advancing a long-delayed cross-border project central to regional gas monetization and LNG supply growth in the Gulf of Guinea.
News
February 05, 2026
Shell reported strong cash generation and upstream resilience in Q4 2025, delivering $26 billion in annual free cash flow, boosting its dividend and extending share buybacks as it continues portfolio high-grading and disciplined upstream investment into 2026.
News
February 04, 2026
Chevron and Equatorial Guinea have signed an agreement boosting GEPetrol’s stake in the Aseng gas project, strengthening state participation and supporting expanded gas monetization through existing LNG infrastructure.
Article
January
U.S. natural gas demand is on track to surge by roughly 30 Bcfd by 2030, driven largely by LNG exports—but can drilling keep up? In this month’s Drilling Advances column, Ford Brett breaks down what isn’t holding the industry back anymore—and the bottlenecks that could determine whether drillers can deliver the next wave of gas supply.
News
January 29, 2026
Mozambique LNG has fully restarted onshore and offshore construction activities after lifting force majeure declared in 2021, with more than 4,000 workers mobilized at the Afungi site and first LNG now targeted for 2029, according to project partners and the Mozambican government.
News
January 26, 2026
XRG is increasing its equity stake in the Rio Grande LNG project in Texas, expanding its exposure to one of the world’s largest LNG export developments as new U.S. liquefaction capacity moves closer to startup.
News
January 19, 2026
ADNOC Gas has signed a 10-year LNG sales and purchase agreement valued at up to $3 billion with Hindustan Petroleum, supplying 0.5 MMtpa from its Das Island facility and deepening the UAE-India energy partnership.
News
January 16, 2026
Mitsubishi Corporation is entering the U.S. shale gas market with a $5.2-billion acquisition of Aethon Energy’s Haynesville Shale assets in Louisiana and Texas. The deal adds about 2.1 Bcf/d of gas production and strengthens Mitsubishi’s integrated LNG value chain with access to Gulf Coast export infrastructure.
News
January 12, 2026
Malaysia’s national oil company Petronas has taken its dispute with Petroleum Sarawak Bhd. to the country’s top court, seeking clarity over gas ownership and potential impacts to LNG operations in resource-rich Sarawak.
News
January 05, 2026
Mozambique LNG illustrates how shifting climate policies, security assessments and political priorities in key financing countries are slowing African LNG projects, raising costs and extending development timelines across the continent.
