September 22, 2026 Headlines

North America Ottawa fast-tracks $3.5-billion FortisBC LNG expansion on B.C. coast — Financial Post Abu Dhabi's XRG explores LNG Canada stake as partners weigh expansion — Bloomberg

The Capital Forward LNG News Read (Sep 13–21, 2026 · 9-day window)

Where money was committed, contracted, or announced in recent news. COMMITTED (5) Baker Hughes — no contract value disclosed for equipment and engineering, USA; Venture Global placed a binding award for 13 gas-turbine compression systems for the Cloud Connector feedgas pipeline (feeds the Plaquemines LNG system) and eight liquefaction modules

September 21, 2026 Headlines

North America Tilbury LNG facility in Delta, B.C., gets greenlight for expansion — CBC Appalachian Natural Gas Prices Hit 2-Year Lows as Cove Point Outage Begins — Natural Gas Intelligence (Subscription) Canada sees scope for France LNG partnership, minister says — Reuters

Intertwined Themes September 17-18, 2026

HORMUZ TRAFFIC FELL BELOW A THIRD OF AVERAGE, THEN LNG VESSELS RETURNED, AS PANAMA SLOT FEES TOPPED $5 MILLION * Hormuz transits fell to three ships on Sept 16, from 12 a day earlier against a ~17 ten-day average. Read This: Reuters * Four vessels transited Hormuz on Sept 18 as

September 18, 2026 Headlines

Europe EDF considers preferred equity to lure buyers to Edison stake, sources say — Reuters LNG Tanker With US Cargo Reported to Be Victim of Cyberattack — Bloomberg

Positive Entity Sentiment September 16–17, 2026

Builders & suppliers winning work EPC, PMC, engineering and technology mandates. * Samsung E&A — Unveiled its LNG Module Package at Gastech 2026 a pre-engineered modular liquefaction system on Honeywell's AP-SMR process it says can cut total project duration by ~20% — a full-scale market entry

September 17, 2026 Headlines

North America U.S. Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report Supplement For week ending September 16, 2026 — U.S. EIA Shell-led LNG Canada could approve Phase 2 expansion by early October, sources say — Reuters

September 16, 2026 Headlines

North America National Fuel Gas explores options for $5 billion natural gas production business, sources say — Reuters Ksi Lisims lands third LNG supply deal, but a much bigger test lies ahead — Financial Post Video: US can meet Asia’s growing LNG needs by 2030, FERC chair says — CNA

Segmented Themes September 11-15, 2026

FRONT 1 — GEOPOLITICS & SUPPLY SECURITY HORMUZ SHUT. NO DIPLOMATIC OFF-RAMP

September 15, 2026 Headlines

North America Corpus Christi LNG expansion makes facility the second-largest in the United States — U.S. EIA LNG Buyers Look to US to Hedge Future Risk of Hormuz Disruption — Bloomberg Trafigura needs more LNG from United States, CEO says — Reuters

LNG Pressure Report September 11–14, 2026

Pressure is the why behind the news. The underlying force (political, capital, supply, demand, counterparty, or execution) actually moving the market. Source set: 36 markers, September 11–14, 2026. Pressure distribution: Political 44% · Demand 25% · Capital 17% · Execution 8% · Supply 6%. Political Pressure — 16 markers (44%) Middle East drives the

September 14, 2026 Headlines

North America Trump’s vision of Alaska as LNG superpower confronts an $80bn test — Financial Times (Subscription) ExxonMobil executive sees US accounting for 30% of global LNG market by 2030 — Reuters