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Verdict: DETERIORATING — reinforced. Trajectory scorecard
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Editor's picks ★ ExxonMobil awards $1.1 billion in contracts for Mozambique's Rovuma LNG project : Reuters - Mozambique - CONTRACT SECURED - ExxonMobil awarded about $1.1 billion of pre-investment contracts for Rovuma LNG Phase 1 upstream equipment, including subsea systems, controls, umbilicals, valves and offshore line pipe.
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A snapshot of who gained room to maneuver and who had it taken away August 7-14 2026. GAINED OPTIONALITY
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Hormuz Closure "New normal"
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Window: last 7 days, Aug 7 – Aug 14, 2026 | Created August 14, 2026 9:00 A.M Pacific U.S. Verdict: MODESTLY DETERIORATING — reinforced. Flow held in a depressed, contested band with no net rise; security worsened on fresh ADNOC attacks, resumed US strikes and an "indefinite" blockade;
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Editor's pick ★ Qatar is loading another LNG shipment. But they are running out of empty ships to keep this going : @SStapczynski via X - Qatar - CAPACITY OFFLINE - Qatar keeps loading despite a shut Strait of Hormuz, with at least 12 laden tankers trapped in the Gulf and only five
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Reporting window: the last seven news days, Aug. 5–12, 2026. Report produced at 10:00 a.m. U.S. Pacific Time. Verdict: MODESTLY DETERIORATING — reinforced. Flow held flat in a depressed band, security worsened on accumulating vessel attacks, and both secondary axes (diplomacy, structural) deteriorated alongside the headline. Desk
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Chokepoint & Security Risk 1. Hormuz traffic one-week low — Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz fell to a one-week low on August 12 as renewed Iran-US hostilities deterred transits through the chokepoint. Read This: Reuters 2. Iran hardens military stance — Iran adopted a more aggressive military posture
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North America ★ United States on track for record natural gas production in 2026 — U.S. EIA DEMAND SIGNAL · U.S. marketed gas production is forecast to average a record 122.5 Bcf/d in 2026, topping 2025's 118.5 Bcf/d. US to offer 81 million acres in
HORMUZ IS BEING PRICED AS A PERMANENT CONSTRAINT * Strait of Hormuz traffic fell to six vessels on August 11 versus a 10-day average near 11. Read This: Reuters * Kpler logged Hormuz crossings sliding from 15 to 11 to six across August 7–9, a 32 three-day total. Read
North America Short-Term Energy Outlook August 2026 — U.S. EIA PRICE SIGNAL · Henry Hub 3Q26 forecast cut 50 cents to $2.87/MMBtu; storage seen at a record 3,985 Bcf by end-October. Venture Global misses quarterly estimates as lower LNG prices, higher costs weigh — Reuters CAPACITY ONLINE
North America US natgas prices climb 4% as LNG export flows hit one-month high — Reuters PRICE SIGNAL · Sep Nymex +3.6% to $2.757/mmBtu (highest since Aug-3); LNG feedgas 17.9 bcfd Mon, 1-mo high; Aug feedgas 17.2 bcfd; Lower-48 output 111.2 bcfd
North America U.S. natural gas futures prices have slipped well below $3 per million British thermal units — @JKempEnergy via X PRICE SIGNAL · Front-month July avg $2.94/mmBtu; coal-to-gas switch threshold ~$3.30/mmBtu; 18th percentile of inflation-adjusted months since 2010 Asia-Pacific Inpex raises
Based on News of August 6, 2026 1 · Supply Disruption & Chokepoints Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb traffic drops sharply on Houthi attack claims — Hormuz transits fell to 2 from 8; Bab el-Mandeb 1 from 20; Houthis claim tanker attacks. Prompt seaborne-supply and route risk intensify. ConocoPhillips says
North America US natural gas prices slide 2% to 14-week low on big storage build — Reuters PRICE SIGNAL · −2.2% to $2.629/mmBtu (14-wk low); EIA +33 Bcf storage (vs +31 poll, +13 YoY, +23 5-yr avg); total 3,117 Bcf, +6.7% vs 5-yr;
North America Mexico's Sheinbaum weighs pilot fracking projects to boost gas production, sources say — Reuters POLICY CHANGE · Sheinbaum weighs pilot fracking in Coahuila & Tamaulipas; Pemex could start Sept 2026; Pemex gas output 4.869 Bcf/d; Eagle Ford 4.3 Bcf/d June Hedge Funds and other
North America Coastal Bend LNG Initiates Formal Permitting and Consultation Process — Coastal Bend LNG Press Release CAPACITY PROGRESSING · FERC pre-filing initiated for Texas Gulf Coast export facility; 4 × 4.8 mtpa trains = 19.2 mtpa; Section 3 NGA filing early 2027; ConocoPhillips Optimized Cascade; KBR + Técnicas Reunidas FEED/EPC
North America ★ US LNG exports stall in July despite higher LNG prices — Reuters OPERATIONAL DISRUPTIONS · US LNG exports 10.48 Mt July (↓ from 10.6 Mt June); Europe 4.76 Mt (~half), Asia 3.32 Mt; JKM $19.10/mmBtu, TTF $18.07/mmBtu
General Market Update Seatrium 1H2026 Net Profit Grows 158% to S$373 Million, Marking Shift from Recovery to Value Creation - Press Release Golar LNG announces a new $600 million senior secured Revolving Credit Facility - Press Release
Based on July 29-30 2026 THE WORLD'S LARGEST LNG EXPORTER IS NOW A SPOT BUYER OF AMERICAN CARGOES QatarEnergy bought 33 US spot cargoes in 2026 versus four last year, reselling into Asia after declaring force majeure. Read This: OilPrice.com 28 of the 33 cargoes already