News By Role : April 24, 2026

BUYERS

Pakistan secured one spot cargo from TotalEnergies for April 27–30 delivery, its first spot purchase in over two years, after receiving no cargoes loaded since February 28. Read This: Bloomberg

ACER warned that if Qatari production stays offline through December 2026, a 26 bcm global shortfall could lift EU spot LNG demand to around 56 bcm. Read This: ACER

EU spot-market purchases of Russian LNG become illegal Saturday April 25, removing a contracting option while the bloc relies on Russia for about 12% of gas needs. Read This: Bloomberg

Europe's April LNG imports are tracking about 3% below last year, the first year-on-year monthly decline since early 2025, dampened by terminal works and tighter global flows. Read This: Bloomberg

Pakistan's central bank eased foreign exchange rules to allow standby letters of credit for LNG imports, removing a trade-finance bottleneck for spot procurement. Read This: Bloom Pakistan

SELLERS

Golden Pass LNG shipped its first cargo from Train 1 on April 22, becoming the tenth U.S. export terminal with 2.0 Bcf/d nominal capacity when all three trains are online. Read This: U.S. EIA

U.S. exporters are on track to load a record 32.15 million metric tons in January–April 2026, a 28% year-on-year increase that has offset Qatar's 6.93 Mt shipment decline. Read This: Reuters

Chevron fully resumed both trains at its 8.9 mtpa Wheatstone LNG plant after repairing cyclone-damaged fin fans that took the facility offline in late March. Read This: Reuters