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24 September 2026

Brazil’s Petrobras secures 20-year US LNG deal

22 September 2026

Petrobras has agreed to buy 800,000 tonnes of liquefied natural gas a year from Sempra Infrastructure for 20 years, with supplies coming from the Port Arthur LNG Phase 2 project under construction in Texas.

Indonesia faces US tariff exposure following 770,000-barrel Russian ESPO crude import

22 September 2026

Facing international trade exposure and secondary tariff risks, Indonesia has come under scrutiny from US regulators following the import of approximately 770,000 barrels of Russian crude oil valued at $75mn

US crude imports from Venezuela hit nine-year high of 782,000 bpd

21 September 2026

US crude imports from Venezuela jumped to 782,000 barrels a day (b/d) in the week to September 11, the highest since August 2017, Energy Information Administration (EIA) data show.

LNG Canada Phase 2 expansion could get October approval

20 September 2026

Canada’s flagship project LNG Canada could see approval for its Phase 2 expansion as early as October.

US and China open talks on scrapping tariffs on US LNG

20 September 2026

China could eliminate its 15% tariff on American LNG as part of a larger package of energy and agriculture deals.