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January exports eased to 38.75mmt as weaker Pacific and Atlantic Basin volumes more than offset an 11 percent jump in Middle Eastern output. On the demand side, European buying drove a 14 percent increase in Atlantic Basin imports, our Markets Editor Dr Alexander Wilk writes. 

January exports eased to 38.75mmt as weaker Pacific and Atlantic Basin volumes more than offset an 11 percent jump in Middle Eastern output. On the demand side, European buying drove a 14 percent increase in Atlantic Basin imports, our Markets Editor Dr Alexander Wilk writes. 

For operators of LNGCs that utilise their own cargo as fuel, the regulatory framework for emissions reporting and trading lacks clarity. 

As LNG continues its global ascent as the most commercially mature transitional marine fuel, the conversation is shifting from whether LNG has a role to play in shipping’s energy transition, to how reliably and efficiently it can be supplied at scale*. 

Dutch University of Twente Physicist, Professor Dr Devaraj van der Meer explains. 

With global production of alternative fuels forecast to increase sharply in 2026, the landscape for LNG bunkering is set to see significant development over the next 12 months. Fuelling Editor Malcolm Ramsay has more. 

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Cheniere Energy filed its FERC application on 3 February to build a fourth expansion phase at Corpus Christi, adding 24mtpa through four large-scale trains. If approved, the Texas facility would reach nearly 50mtpa of capacity. LNG Journal trade flow data shows the Stage 3 ramp-up is already delivering results, with exports running at over 20mtpa by late 2025.

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