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March 20, 2026 : EU Leaders Face Multi-Year Energy Squeeze
EU Leaders Face Multi-Year Energy Squeeze After Qatar Attack - Bloomberg Qatar LNG Hit Turns Into Multi-Year Crisis - OilPrice.com Venture Global vs. Shell: How a Startup Won Big in LNG and Defended American Energy Innovation - Real Clear Energy Why the Iran war energy shock is different - Atlantic Council
Flag Scan Pressure March 20, 2026
PRESSURE — Where damage broke and how it's spreading last 48 hours. Did anyone's reliability break? * QatarEnergy declared force majeure on its entire LNG output following the Strait of Hormuz closure in early March, and then escalated to a second force majeure covering specific long-term contracts
March 19, 2026 : Attack on Ras Laffan Industrial City
Crisis Memo Ras Laffan Industrial City - LNG Global - This page will be updated over the next few days as new information emerges from various sources. Statement on Missile Attacks on its LNG Facilities - @qatarenergy via X Iranian Attack on Qatar LNG Hub Sends European Gas Soaring 35% - OilPrice.com What
Crisis Memo Ras Laffan Industrial City
Update 19 March 2026 8:15 PM – Houston, 1:15 AM March 20, 2026 – London, 9:15 AM March 20, 2026 – Singapore 1. Current operating status For several weeks prior to the latest missile strikes, Qatar had already halted LNG production at Ras Laffan following earlier drone attacks and escalating
March 18, 2026 : Iran Says South Pars Gas Field Struck
Flag Scan March 18, 2026
PRESSURE (9 of 10) — Where damage broke and how it's spreading Did anything break? * US and Israeli drone strikes damaged four gas treatment facilities at Assaluyeh processing sour gas from South Pars phases 3, 4, 5, and 6; the Assaluyeh governor confirmed the facilities were taken offline to
March 17, 2026 : Japan's Idemitsu to invest in MidOcean
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
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
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 Exposure