Qatar LNG loading rise as Ras Laffan production resumes
QatarEnergies is loading the most LNG in a month with the 10-day moving average for LNG loadings from the giant Ras Laffan complex reaching around 80,000 tons in preparation for a potential reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, according to ship-tracking data compiled by Bloomberg.
Pakistan pays for supplier concentration
Pakistan LNG Ltd reportedly accepted a lone bid from TotalEnergies on 20 July, at $21.88 per MMBtu for a cargo nominally delivering on 27 to 28 July. It was the seventh spot purchase since QatarEnergy declared force majeure on 4 March, and the fifth procured for a July delivery window. The four before it cleared successively higher, at $16.74, $17.37, $18.23 and $20.70, the last of which was already the most expensive spot cargo Pakistan had bought since 2022. Not all of the purchased cargoes had berthed at the time of writing, according to our data.
Woodfibre LNG on track to complete construction by late 2027
Woodfibre LNG, positioned as the world’s first net zero LNG export facility, is more than halfway complete and targets end-2027 for in-service, CEO Luke Schauerte said. Addressing potential labour shortages, he told BNN Bloomberg the project is “in a really good spot (…) sort of between the waves of building.”
Novatek kicks off summer Arctic LNG export season
Russia’s Novatek has begun its 2026 summer Arctic LNG shipping season with simultaneous eastbound cargoes from its Yamal LNG and Arctic LNG 2 projects via the Northern Sea Route – in the face of Western sanctions and ongoing technical constraints at Arctic LNG 2.
Gulf traffic resumes but no surge in Ras Laffan loadings
The last LNG carrier, still holding the cargo it was carrying when March's closure of the Strait of Hormuz trapped it in the Persian Gulf, is preparing to leave the region, our data shows. The Patris, carrying a 0.07MMt cargo, had listed Himeji, Japan, as its destination in March – but now shows none, with the scheduled delivery likely cancelled or rescheduled.
Indian utilities’ spot LNG purchases surge 300%
India’s power-sector LNG buying stays high into June as utilities scramble to offset missing term cargoes. None of India’s 16 GW gas-grid connected powergen capacity received contracted Qatari LNG cargoes in April and May, amid widespread heatwaves. Provisional June data indicate the shortfall persisted, keeping spot procurement at unusually high levels.
Qatar-China cargo now headed for Kuwait, Hormuz transit aborted
The Al Sahla, a 211,842 cbm Q-Flex that went dark near the Strait of Hormuz on 25 May, did not complete its transit. It was previously widely reported as heading to China with arrival on 14 June. LNG Journal's vessel tracking data shows the vessel is currently en route to Kuwait’s Al Zour terminal.
Three Q-Flex carriers fail Hormuz transit attempts
Q-Flex LNG carrier Al Sahla is at Iranian anchorage after attempting Hormuz transit, with two further Qatari vessels turned back in same window as Iran's enforcement posture appears to have shifted.
Third Qatari LNG tanker crosses Hormuz en route to China
A third Qatari LNG tanker has transited the Strait of Hormuz bound for China after Qatari mediators arrived in Tehran to help broker a deal to end the US-Iran conflict. The vessel, Al Sahla, is scheduled to arrive at China’s Tianjin LNG terminal on June 14, according to LSEG shipping data.
Feedgas for US LNG plunges despite Golden Pass return
Volumes of natural gas feeding the nine major US LNG export terminals are sliding towards a 16-week low, even as ExxonMobil/QatarEnergies’ Golden Pass terminal returns from maintenance, according to LSEG data.
