Egypt to add 2,500 MW of renewable energy capacity before summer

AfrElec - Africa Power Monitor
REM - Renewable Energy
By bna Cairo bureau 4 March 2026

QatarEnergy declares force majeure on LNG shipments amid Gulf conflict

MEOG - Middle East Oil & Gas
By bne Gulf bureau 4 March 2026
QatarEnergy declares force majeure on LNG deliveries after suspending production, threatening global gas supplies as the Gulf conflict disrupts the world's largest LNG exporter.

‘Nearly ten’ vessels hit by Iran in Strait of Hormuz, local media says

MEOG - Middle East Oil & Gas
By bnm Tehran bureau 4 March 2026
Iranian forces have struck “nearly ten” oil tankers and ships in the Strait of Hormuz since the outbreak of a US-Israeli war on Iran.

Russian shadow ship becomes first LNG carrier ever lost at sea, with Moscow blaming Ukrainian drone strike

FSUOGM - Former Soviet Union Oil & Gas
GLNG - Global LNG
By Newsbase 4 March 2026
The Arctic Metagaz tanker, under both UK and US sanctions as part of a so-called shadow fleet of vessels servicing Russia’s Arctic LNG-2 project.
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