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THEME 1: GULF LNG IS OUT FOR LONGER (Markers cited: 17) * Damage is measured in years * Iranian strikes destroyed two Ras Laffan cold boxes. QatarEnergy’s al-Kaabi estimated 3–5 years to full repair. Reuters * Qataris said Ras Laffan would take at least three years to return to full
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A capital pressure marker is an item whose main force is money: financing, investment, acquisitions, divestments, cost changes or capital spending decisions that shift who is funding, owning or building LNG and gas assets.
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This week, government action set terms in four places: * Australia: Canberra is finalising a rule to keep up to a fifth of LNG output at home * United States: Washington is pressing Seoul to fund Alaska LNG, and Korea says nothing is decided * Europe: the EU's Russian LNG ban
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Mergers and acquisitions markers we have tracked October 1–8, 2026 8 deals · 12 markers
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Political pressure is any force on the LNG market that comes from governments or state actors rather than from supply and demand. It is often the first pressure to appear moving cargoes, prices and contracts before the market itself has changed.
1. PHYSICAL SUPPLY CONTINUITY * Qatari supply stays out into winter · THREATENS — QatarEnergy's force majeure runs to November for long-term buyers in Asia and to December for Europe. JERA does not expect Qatari supply disruptions to end in time for winter 2026–27. Read This: Bloomberg * Some Qatari
INSTALLED BASE: RELIABILITY AND SERVICE * Fast LNG turbine failure · 8/10 REPORT — New Fortress Energy's Fast LNG unit off Altamira, Mexico, went offline after a gas-turbine issue and is expected back in service during the fourth quarter. Read This: New Fortress Energy * Freeport Train 2 compressor maintenance
Posted Monday, October 5, 2026: 8:30 PM Houston · 2:30 AM London (Tuesday, October 6) · 9:30 AM Singapore (Tuesday, October 6) SUPPLY & PROJECTS * JERA sees no Qatari return this winter — Qatar's force majeure runs to November for long-term buyers in Asia and to December
FIDS & EQUIPMENT ROUNDS * LNG Canada Phase 2 sanctioned · 9/10 ALERT — The partners took the final investment decision on two liquefaction trains, an LNG storage tank, a condensate tank, a loading berth, and expanded utility and process systems at Kitimat. Read This: LNG Canada * Module fabrication goes to COOEC
Updated Friday, October 2, 2026: 11:00 AM Houston · 5:00 PM London · 12:00 AM Singapore (Saturday, October 3) SUPPLY & PROJECTS * LNG Canada sources modules from China — LNG Canada says Phase 2 of its C$33 billion Kitimat expansion will use modules fabricated by China Offshore Oil Engineering
Posted Thursday, October 1, 2026: 8:30 PM Houston · 2:30 AM London (Friday, October 2) · 9:30 AM Singapore (Friday, October 2) SUPPLY & PROJECTS * Alaska LNG announced — Trump unveiled up to $200 billion of South Korean investment in US projects, including $54 billion for the 20 mtpa Alaska
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1. Kpler showed no visible QatarEnergy-linked LNG transits through the Strait of Hormuz in August, and multiple laden Ras Laffan cargoes in September. At least four laden carriers exited the strait in the week to September 25. Read These: Reuters, Bloomberg, Stapczynski via X 2. Middle East crude exports
* Window: September 20–25, 2026. 91 markers. Signals * Iran says it can reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days if Washington eases military pressure and lifts the blockade on Iranian ports — one switch sitting under the whole basin spread structure. Read This: Reuters * Shell put the 36 million tonne