The Panama Canal is operating at top capacity with a daily passage of between 36 and 38 vessels, the waterway’s chief Ricaurte Vasquez told reporters on Friday, adding that the Iran war is boosting demand by owners and operators of liquefied natural gas tankers, particularly those loading at U.S. ports.The world’s second busiest waterway, which …
By Maha El Dahan, Andrew Mills and Yousef Saba QatarEnergy boss says he warned US energy secretary and executives Says earlier evacuation meant pulling out 10,000 workers in 24 hours Says North Field expansion could be delayed by more than a year Says difficult to describe how he feels after Iran attack DUBAI, March 20 …
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By Georgina Mccartney US deploys more troops to Middle East, Trump comments on Iran Iraq declares force majeure on some oilfields Strait of Hormuz disruptions keep oil prices high, analysts say HOUSTON, March 20 (Reuters) – Oil prices jumped on Friday and settled at their highest in nearly four years, as Iraq declared force majeure …
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(Reuters) – Iraq has declared force majeure on all oilfields developed by foreign oil companies, as military operations in the region have disrupted navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, preventing most of the country’s crude exports from moving, oil ministry sources said. Reporting by Aref Mohammed and Ahmed Rasheed, Editing by Louise Heavens
(Reuters) – The world’s top energy executives return to Houston next week as the escalating U.S.-Israeli war on Iran has become a nightmare for energy markets, as unprecedented attacks on infrastructure and shipping disruptions sent global oil prices soaring while governments scrambled to fight inflation and avoid recessions. Global oil prices jumped this week, hitting …
(Reuters) – Liquefied natural gas (LNG) supplies from Qatar to India could be impacted following Iranian strikes on energy facilities in the Middle Eastern nation, a government official said on Friday. India, the world’s fourth-largest LNG importer, relies on Qatar for about 41% of its gas imports. In 2024/25, India imported over 27 million metric …
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By Marianna Parraga Vessel Sea Horse had loaded a Russia-origin cargo earlier this year US Treasury said a waiver to Russian cargoes does not cover sales to Cuba March 20 (Reuters) – A tanker carrying fuel originally bound for Cuba on Friday changed its destination to Trinidad and Tobago, according to LSEG ship-tracking data, a …
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CEO says Iran war has bolstered the outlook for the Ksi Lisims LNG project which will need a pipeline partner By Meghan Potkins Two years after exiting a key pipeline project tied to a proposed new liquefied natural gas terminal on British Columbia’s coast, TC Energy Corp. chief executive François Poirier says the company could …
(Reuters) – Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has asked Australia’s Treasury to model options for a tax on the windfall profits of gas companies, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation reported on Friday, as well as to suggest reforms to the Petroleum Resources Rent Tax ahead of the annual budget in May. Australia is the world’s third-largest LNG …
(Reuters) – Asian refiners are increasingly sending medium-sized crude cargoes from the U.S. Gulf Coast to Asia through the Panama Canal as the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran disrupts trade flows, raises shipping costs and forces Asian refiners to hunt for alternative supplies. The use of medium-sized tankers that typically cost more per barrel to transport …
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