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Liquefied natural gas
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TotalEnergies exits Arctic LNG 2 but keeps $1.3bn loan claim subject to sanctions
TotalEnergies has transferred its fully impaired 10% Arctic LNG 2 stake to a Novatek subsidiary, ending its ownership in the sanctioned project while retaining rights to about $1.3 billion of shareholder-loan reimbursement.
Shell LNG Outlook 2026: 65% demand surge by 2050 despite Hormuz shock
Shell (SHEL) LNG Outlook 2026 forecasts flat trade this year on Hormuz shock, demand up 65% to 700 mtpa by 2050. Full executive read on the LNG super-cycle.
Qatar Ras Laffan explosion kills 13 during Barzan gas plant restart
Thirteen workers died in Qatar’s Ras Laffan gas plant explosion during a restart, raising urgent questions over safety, maintenance and energy resilience.
Woodside Energy (WDS) jumps on a report ExxonMobil is studying it as an LNG-focused acquisition target
Woodside Energy (WDS) jumps on a Bloomberg report that ExxonMobil is studying it as an LNG-focused acquisition target. Read the full executive analysis here.
Why Japan’s Mitsui is chasing LNG just as artificial intelligence strains power grids
Mitsui is chasing LNG deals as AI data centres strain power supply. Read why Japan’s energy security strategy is shifting.
Can Baker Hughes’ $13.6bn Chart Industries deal clear Europe’s energy technology test?
Baker Hughes’ Chart deal faces Europe’s June 26 test as LNG, data centres and energy technology reshape industrial M&A.
Trump warns Israel against repeat energy strikes on Iran as Gulf states burn and global markets reel
Trump warned Israel to halt Iran energy strikes after South Pars attack. Iran retaliated across the Gulf, halting Qatar LNG output and spiking global oil and gas prices.
Record $166 Dubai crude, $220 jet fuel: Iran war rewrites global energy price records
Physical oil and fuel cargo prices hit record highs as the US-Israeli war on Iran disrupts Strait of Hormuz shipping and chokes 12% of global oil supply.
Iran strikes Ras Laffan Industrial City, causing extensive damage to world’s largest LNG export terminal in Qatar
Iran struck Qatar's Ras Laffan LNG facility on 18 March 2026, causing fires and extensive damage. Qatar expelled Iranian diplomats and invoked the right to self-defence.
Venture Global just signed its first Korean LNG deal, the real story is what comes next
Venture Global signs a 20-year LNG deal with Hanwha Aerospace for 1.5 MTPA from 2030, pushing its contracted portfolio past 46 MTPA. Read the strategic analysis.