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Five months on: The Middle East War’s continued impact on Atlantic Basin LNG

The Middle East conflict continues to weigh on the Atlantic Basin LNG market as tight supply and elevated prices persist five months after the US and Israel launched military strikes on Iran on Feb. 28. After the initial strikes, Platts DES NWE LNG prices surged 63%...

Fujairah’s fuel oil inventories surged this month

Fujairah’s fuel oil stocks have averaged 74% higher so far in July than across June, Fujairah Oil Industry Zone (FOIZ) and S&P Global data shows. Changes in monthly average Fujairah stocks from June to July (so far): • Heavy distillate and residual stocks up 2.54...

New US LPG export capacity could lower volatility in terminal fees

The US could add more than a million barrels per day of new LPG export capacity in the next few years, which could reduce some of the volatility in terminal fees while providing importers in Asia with greater security in supplies for the chemical feedstock. In...

Venezuela Steps in as the Hormuz Crisis Re-routes VLCC Trade Out of the Gulf

Throughout the first half of 2026, the crisis in the Strait of Hormuz has profoundly altered the global landscape of VLCC crude shipping. Evaluating quarterly liftings by primary loading countries reveals a continuous contraction in overall VLCC volumes, which dropped...

MOL Issues Integrated ‘MOL REPORT 2026’- Evolution into a Global Social Infrastructure Company

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. announced the publication of its integrated “MOL Report 2026.” The MOL Report was prepared with a primary focus on the management and business strategies set out in Phase 2 (FY2026–FY2030) of the MOL Group’s corporate management plan, “BLUE...

US fuel production inches up in July

The US has produced 2% more fuel oil per day on average in July thus far compared to June, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA). Changes in monthly US residual fuel oil from June to July (so far): • Production up 6,000 b/d to 309,000 b/d • Supply...

Five months on: The Middle East War’s continued impact on Atlantic Basin LNG

Fujairah’s fuel oil inventories surged this month

New US LPG export capacity could lower volatility in terminal fees

Venezuela Steps in as the Hormuz Crisis Re-routes VLCC Trade Out of the Gulf

MOL Issues Integrated ‘MOL REPORT 2026’- Evolution into a Global Social Infrastructure Company

US fuel production inches up in July

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