May 19, 2026
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Imports & Demand Signals
Middle East tensions have Asian gas buyers looking to Australia - Reuters
Formentera sees Asian buyers seeking more Australian gas on supply squeeze - Reuters
Singapore Has Bought Enough LNG to Last for Rest of Year - Bloomberg
European LNG Imports Extend April’s Drop as Flows to Asia Climb - Bloomberg
Gray Power Market Thrives as Iran War Leaves Pakistan in the Dark - Bloomberg
SK Innovation breaks ground for 3.3 tln-won LNG project in Vietnam - Yonhap News
Policy & Geopolitics
Why the Iran War Is a Boost for Stalled Russia-China Gas Pipeline - Bloomberg
South Korea, Japan agree to shore up energy cooperation, strengthen security ties - Reuters
US gas exporters ask to push back EU methane regulation until 2028 - Reuters
Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping to discuss huge gas project at China summit - Financial Times (Subscription)
Gas producers all fired up over domestic reservation - The Australian Financial Review (Subscription)
Governor says he’ll call immediate special session if lawmakers can’t pass Alaska LNG bill he supports - Anchorage Daily News
Supply & Export Flows
Australian maintenance workers strike at Woodside's North West Shelf LNG plant - Reuters
ConocoPhillips expects Qatar gas JVs delays of months, not years - Reuters
Eni looks to scale up in Mozambique with another floating LNG unit - Reuters
US LNG export plant gas flows set to hit 16-week low despite expected return of Golden Pass - Reuters
Shipping, Chokepoints & Logistics
Four US LNG vessels sailing to China after Trump-Xi summit - Reuters
Tanker delivers Russian LNG to China after almost six months at sea, data shows - Reuters
Russia Expands Arctic LNG Shadow Fleet Along Norway’s Northern Coast - High North News
India Prepares to Send Oil Tankers Through Hormuz for New Supply - Bloomberg
Market Analysis
Australia's LNG industry worries it will miss the huge opportunities from Iran war - Reuters
Russia cuts forecast for gas exports to key markets, gas price for China - document - Reuters
World Underestimating Iran War Impact on LNG, Says Woodside - Bloomberg
Corporate & Finance
Canada Infrastructure Bank retains LNG consultant as it mulls financing for B.C. project - Globe and Mail (Subscription)
Woodside to consider matching Inpex's bid to buy Petrochina's stake in Browse gas fields - Reuters
Contracts & Commercial Moves
Norway's Equinor sign's 5-year gas supply deal for Germany with Eneco - Reuters
Equinor signs 5-year agreement for supplies to Germany - Press Release