March 17, 2026 : Japan's Idemitsu to invest in MidOcean

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17 Mar 2026 — 1 min read

Corporate / Capital Flows

EIG’s MidOcean Energy Announces Initial Equity Raise of $1.2 billion Versus $1.0 billion Cover - Press Release

Decision Taken to Invest in MidOcean Energy for Full-Scale Entry into the LNG Business - Press Release

Greece Pushes LNG Hub Role in Europe’s Post-Russian Gas Era - Bloomberg

Staatsolie Seeks FLNG Project Funding, Aims to Trade LNG - Energy Intelligence (Subscription)

Japan's Idemitsu to invest $500 million in Australian Midocean to enter LNG business - Reuters

KMI Files for Texas Access Project, Taps Woodside as 1 Bcf/d Natural Gas Anchor Shipper - Natural Gas Intelligence (Subscription)

Flag Scan March 17, 2026

Demand Shape: Five Policy Mechanisms, Five Different Outcomes

Capacity Offline

Iran targets UAE energy infrastructure as gas field set ablaze, tanker struck near Strait of Hormuz - CNBC

Capacity Online

Eni announces start of gas delivery from the Quiluma field, offshore Angola - Eni

TotalEnergies starts production at offshore gas field in Angola - Reuters

Flow Shift

European gas spreads renormalize as LNG arbitrage to Asia shuts - S&P Global

How China is getting rich off of US LNG contracts - @Dr_Keefer via X

US LNG to favour Asia over Europe into summer – analysts - Reuters

Policy Change

Trump Delay of Xi Talks Buys China Time to Game Out Iran War - Bloomberg

Woodside secures extra LNG export rights in exchange for more domestic supply, AFR reports - Reuters

Keep an eye on coal, as more Asian nations turn to it to replace natural gas fuel oil in power generation - @JavierBlas via X

New gas shipment heading to Thailand - Bankkok Post

Convoying challenge in the Strait of Hormuz - @JKempEnergy via X

Demand Signals

Natural Gas Pipeline Capacity Must Grow 39% as LNG, Data Center Demand Surge, INGAA Says - Reuters

Asia pivots to coal as Middle East conflict chokes LNG supply - Reuters

Supply Baseline

EIA refines estimates for Permian tight oil and shale gas production - U.S. EIA

Oman Keeps Trickle of LNG Flowing from Middle East Amid Iran War - Reuters

Shipping / Disruption

Naval escorts will not guarantee safe passage through Strait of Hormuz, says IMO chief - Financial Times (Subscription)

IMO chief says escorts no guarantee of safe passage through Strait of Hormuz, FT reports - Reuters

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Demand Shape: Five Policy Mechanisms, Five Different Outcomes

Five governments. Five instruments. One supply shock. South Korea — Administrative Demand Destruction * Coal output cap (80%) removed by government directive from March 16 * Six nuclear reactors accelerated back to service, targeting 80% utilization * LNG burn reduced by mandate, not price signal * Shape: Durable demand destruction — persists regardless of where LNG

Flag Scan March 17, 2026

The Flag Scan answers: What should I be paying attention to in this day of news. PRESSURE (8 of 10) — Where damage broke and how it's spreading Did anything break? * UAE’s Shah gas field (1.28 bcf/d capacity) remains offline after an Iranian drone strike, removing

Flag Scan March 16, 2026

The Flag Scan answers: What should I be paying attention to in this day of news. PRESSURE (6 of 10) — Where damage broke and how it's spreading Did anyone lose optionality? * India is negotiating ship-by-ship passage through Hormuz with no blanket clearance, removing scheduling certainty for LNG and

March 16, 2026 : Alaska Gains Momentum

Alaska LNG project gains momentum from global instability, aims to start shipments in 2031 Reuters Energy Department Approves Immediate Additional LNG Exports from Venture Global’s Plaquemines LNG - Press Release Shell Sees LNG Demand Growing Despite Iran War Volatility - Bloomberg Intelligence Brief 48-Hour Summary March 16, 2026 Hidden