Stephen Stapczynski

Another tanker carrying liquefied natural gas from Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. has exited the Strait of Hormuz, adding to a recent uptick in energy flows through the vital waterway.

China’s liquefied natural gas imports rebounded in May as the world’s largest buyer stepped up purchases ahead of peak summer demand, reversing a months-long decline following disruptions to Middle East supplies.

The world's largest LNG buyer stepped up purchases ahead of peak summer demand, reversing a months-long decline following disruptions to Middle East supplies.

Running out of time and patience, major producers like Qatar are ripping up the maritime rulebook — with potentially lasting consequences.

QatarEnergy and Adnoc are using methods typically employed by Russia to get their gas across the Strait of Hormuz.

A day before crossing the Strait of Hormuz, an Indonesian seafarer aboard the Al Rayyan tanker published a picture of a rainbow cutting across the bow. “When the dream ship becomes reality,” he wrote on social media, thanking God for the blessing. Then the liquefied natural gas carrier switched off its transponder and began to move out of the Persian Gulf.

From the Yom Kippur war to Russia’s attack on Ukraine, history shows that major events in the oil and gas markets can drive enduring changes to the global energy mix, as governments and consumers look for new, more stable sources.

Pakistan purchased its most expensive liquefied natural gas shipment in about four years, as the country grapples with an energy shortage due to the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz.

A key coal benchmark for Asia rose to the highest level in nearly two years as Indonesia’s new export rules delayed shipments, tightening supplies just as demand for the power-plant fuel rises with the onset of summer.

Another liquefied natural gas shipment from Qatar transited the Strait of Hormuz over the weekend, according to ship data, even as tension in the region threatens a broader peace deal between the US and Iran.