Asia/Pacific

India is urging households and businesses to switch from LPG cylinders to piped natural gas where possible as shipping disruptions linked to the Middle East conflict tighten fuel supplies.

A consortium of Japanese and international companies has launched the Japan–New Zealand Hydrogen Corridor initiative to study production of green hydrogen in New Zealand and exports to Japan as part of a future supply chain.

India signaled support for the International Energy Agency’s record emergency release of oil reserves as global markets face supply disruptions and rising prices following the Middle East conflict.

Argent LNG has applied to the U.S. Department of Energy for authorization to export up to 25 million metric tons per year (MMtpy) of LNG from its planned Louisiana export terminal as the developer advances toward a final investment decision.

LNG Canada is ramping up exports to Asia as global gas markets scramble to respond to supply disruptions linked to the Iran conflict and halted LNG shipments through the Strait of Hormuz.

LNG tankers are diverting toward Asia as buyers scramble for replacement cargoes following supply disruptions tied to the Middle East conflict and halted shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.

India’s GAIL is assessing gas supply reductions after Petronet LNG declared force majeure amid Middle East shipping disruptions that halted LNG cargo movements through the Strait of Hormuz.

Venezuela’s oil exports fell 6.5% in February to around 737,000 bpd as shipments to China plunged sharply, despite increased flows to the U.S. and Europe.

Venture Global has signed a 20-year sales and purchase agreement with Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace for 1.5 MMtpy of U.S. LNG beginning in 2030, expanding its long-term contracted portfolio to more than 46 MMtpy.

Eni is expected to reach a final investment decision next month on $15 billion offshore gas projects in Indonesia’s Kutei Basin, including Geng North and Gendalo-Gendang developments.

Inpex plans to begin EPC bidding for Indonesia’s $21 billion Abadi LNG project, a 9.5 MMtpy development in the Masela block backed by government efforts to accelerate permitting.

Saudi Aramco has sold its first cargoes of Jafurah condensate to U.S. majors and Indian buyers as the $100 billion shale gas project prepares to begin exports.

Turkmenistan’s former president said diversifying gas exports remains a “primary goal,” highlighting progress on the TAPI pipeline to South Asia and renewed support for the Trans-Caspian route to European markets.

Japan will finance a major Texas deepwater crude export terminal and what officials call the largest natural gas-fired power plant in history, marking the first projects under a $36 billion U.S. investment package.

China has not imported U.S. LNG in a year amid renewed trade tensions, yet long-term supply contracts tied to Gulf Coast export terminals continue to move cargoes — largely redirected to Europe — underscoring the flexibility of the global LNG market.