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Argentina’s YPF nears LNG sales deals ahead of $24bn export project decision

Argentina’s state-run oil company YPF is close to signing several liquefied natural gas sales contracts for its proposed $24bn Argentina LNG export project, with two to three deals expected before the company makes a FID in November.

Chevron targets Argentina and Mediterranean for LNG growth as demand for secure supply rises

Chevron is seeking to expand its global liquefied natural gas portfolio, including through projects in Argentina and the eastern Mediterranean, as geopolitical disruptions increase demand from buyers seeking more diversified and secure gas supplies.

Australia’s Santos inks two LNG supply deals

Australian LNG developer Santos has agreed to LNG supply deals with South Korea’s POSCO Steel and US-based Western LNG.

Russia’s Arctic LNG 2 files arbitration claim against Hanwha Ocean

Novatek-owned Arctic LNG 2 has filed an arbitration claim seeking $1bn in compensation from South Korea’s Hanwha Ocean for voided contracts for the construction of LNG vessels.

Ukraine’s Naftogaz signs MoU with Kino Aski LNG to explore importing Canadian LNG

Ukraine’s state-run Naftogaz has agreed to a Memorandum of Understanding with Kino Aski LNG to examine potential cooperation on imports of Canadian LNG to Europe.

Montenegro, Japan sign five-year energy cooperation deal

Energean to drill Greece's first offshore well in four decades

East Mediterranean-focused oil and gas operator Energean is advancing preparations to drill Greece's first offshore exploration well in around four decades.

Spanish LNG imports climb 11% year on year in August

Spanish LNG imports rose by around 10.6% year on year in August, as the US overtook Algeria to become the country's largest gas supplier during the month.

UAE's XRG, ADNOC eye closer gas cooperation with Germany's SEFE

Oman urges alternative LNG export routes bypassing Hormuz

Oman has called for alternative LNG export routes bypassing the Strait of Hormuz as prolonged regional conflict continues to disrupt energy shipments, Al Arabiya Business reported on September 14.

Egypt power sector gas demand drops 6% in September

Natural gas consumption by Egyptian power generation plants dropped by 250mn cubic feet per day (mmcf/d) in September 2026, registering a 6% decline compared to August levels

South Korea's Samsung Heavy secures $1.22bn ship order

South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy (010140.KS) Industries bagged a KRW1.65 trillion ($1.22bn) order to build six vessels for an undisclosed Oceania-based client, the firm announced in a regulatory filing on September 14.

Qatar holds talks with US firms for LNG deals through 2031

Negotiations come after Qatar recently extended force majeure on deliveries to November.

Japan's MOL names first LNG carrier powered by wind

The 174,000-cubic metre Fujin Sailor was named at Hanwha Ocean’s Geoje shipyard in South Korea on September 10.

Ukraine strikes deep into Russia's Siberian gas heartland

Ukraine’s deepest strike yet into Russia has brought its Arctic gas heartland — and potentially Yamal LNG — within reach.

ExxonMobil picks Saipem-Jan de Nul for upstream work at Rovuma LNG project in Mozambique

ExxonMobil Mozambique has selected a consortium of Italy’s Saipem (BIT: SPM) and Belgium’s Jan de Nul for the upstream engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) contract for the Rovuma LNG project in Mozambique’s Area 4.

Chevron plans more Angola Block 0 investment as LNG throughput reaches 1bn cfpd

Block 0 is among Angola’s longest-producing and most important offshore concessions. Its licence was extended in 2021 by 20 years to 2050, giving Chevron and partners a longer runway to develop new discoveries and replace ageing infrastructure.

Lithuania's Ignitis plans 10 US LNG cargoes from EQT in 2027-2036 deal

Sanctioned Russian Arctic LNG 2 hits record output as shadow fleet expands

Russia’s sanctioned Arctic LNG 2 project of gas major Novatek (NVTK) increased natural gas production to more than 27mn cubic metres per day in both July and August, nearly double the August 2025 level.

Argent LNG signs Albania deal for regional Adriatic LNG terminal

US energy company Argent LNG has signed a memorandum of understanding with Albania to jointly develop a large-scale liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage and regasification terminal on the country's Adriatic coast, the company...

Japan's Osaka Gas completes first ship-to-ship LNG bunkering in Osaka Bay

Japanese utility Osaka Gas (TSE:9532) has completed what it said was the first ship-to-ship (STS) LNG bunkering operation in Osaka Bay, supplying an LNG-fuelled car carrier at the Port of Kobe.

Gas Malaysia and Petronas to study pipe linking Yan LNG terminal with Malaysia's main gas grid

Malaysian gas distributor Gas Malaysia and Petronas Gas have agreed to study an onshore pipeline connecting the proposed Yan LNG regasification terminal in Kedah with Peninsular Malaysia's main gas transmission network.

Genting sheds 5% stake in Indonesian FLNG project to local partner

Rukun Raharja said in May that the 5% stake was worth $38.6mn.

YPF-led consortium launches $2bn pipeline tender for Argentina LNG project

A consortium led by Argentina's YPF, Italy's Eni and Abu Dhabi investment firm XRG has launched a tender worth about $2bn to procure pipes for two 48-inch gas pipelines and a 24-inch products pipeline that will form part of its planned LNG project.

Mota-Engil, Bonatti win $207mn Mozambique Rovuma LNG early works contract

Portuguese construction group Mota-Engil (Euronext Lisbon: EGL) and Italian energy-services contractor Bonatti have won a $207mn contract for early works at ExxonMobil-led Rovuma LNG in northern Mozambique.