Two liquefied natural gas tankers exit the Strait of Hormuz on May 25, heading to ‌Pakistan and China, while a supertanker with Iraqi crude for China left the Gulf on May 23 after being stranded for nearly three months, shipping data showed

Europe imported more liquefied natural gas from Russia’s leading LNG project than ever before in the first half of 2026, ahead of the EU ban on Russian gas imports coming into effect, the FT reports. Self-harming restrictions march on.

The Chinese owner of a liquefied-natural-gas carrier could face insurance payout complications after the $120 million vessel was hit while transiting the Strait of Hormuz with its tracking system switched off.

Russia has expanded its shadow fleet for transporting liquefied natural gas to 25 vessels, including at least eight secondhand LNG carriers acquired over the past six months and two newly built tankers, the Financial Times reported. The expansion comes ahead of the EU's planned 2027 ban on Russian LNG imports. Four recently acquired vessels have already transported cargoes from hubs handling sanctioned Russian LNG. Russia has also received its first two domestically built Arc7 LNG carriers from the Zvezda shipyard.

Russians are lining ‌up to adapt their cars to run on liquefied petroleum gas after Ukrainian attacks on refineries have created nationwide fuel shortages, increased gasoline prices and led to long lines at filling stations

Pakistan Buys More LNG as Flows Through Hormuz Fail to Recover Pakistan bought a liquefied natural gas shipment for delivery later this week, as exports from main supplier Qatar through the Strait of Hormuz remain constrained. The purchase marks Pakistan’s second spot gas procurement in two weeks as Islamabad seeks to replace canceled Qatari supplies stuck in the Persian Gulf. While traffic via Hormuz — a key conduit for about a fifth of global LNG supply — has increased since the US and Iran signed an interim peace agreement, flows of the super-chilled fuel haven’t yet recovered to pre-war levels. (Bloomberg)

BREAKING: India has withdrawn an order imposing curbs on gas suppliers as supply of liquefied natural gas has resumed from the Middle East, it said in a notification issued on Saturday, reports Reuters. 🔴 More on

At least eight second-hand gas-carrying ships have been sold and subsequently used to carry Russian cargoes in the past six months, bolstering Moscow's ability to keep exporting liquefied natural gas once tougher sanctions take effect in 2027.

Three people were missing and eight were injured after a residential building in Huludao city in Northeast China’s Liaoning Province was rocked by an explosion on Monday morning which was suspected to have been caused by a flash explosion triggered by a liquefied gas leak, the local firefighting and rescue authority said on Monday.

QatarEnergy’s Ras Laffan Industrial City to the north of Doha, Qatar's main site for the production of liquefied natural gas and gas-to-liquid, as well as the largest export terminal for LNG in the world, has been heavily targeted tonight by ballistic missiles fired by Iran. Extensive damage to the site and several facilities are being reported by QatarEnergy.