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European gas prices surge after Iranian strike on Qatar LNG facility

European natural gas prices surged after Iranian missile strikes damaged the world’s largest LNG export facility in Qatar, raising concerns about prolonged global supply shortages, Bloomberg reported on March 19.

19 March, 03:10 PM

Trump threatens to obliterate Iranian gas field if Tehran attacks Qatar again

The United States will retaliate and potentially blow up the entire South Pars gas field if Iran launches further attacks on Qatar, U.S. President Donald Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform on March 19.

19 March, 09:45 AM

Iran attacks Qatar's Ras Laffan energy hub for second time in 12 hours

Iran attacked Qatar's Ras Laffan Industrial City — the country's key energy hub and the world's largest liquefied natural gas center — with missiles twice in less than 12 hours, CNN reported on March 19.

19 March, 07:48 AM

Gazprom posts tiny profit in 2025 after tax cuts

Russia’s Gazprom reported a net profit of 11.28 billion rubles ($140 million) for 2025, compared with a net loss of 1.08 trillion rubles ($13 billion) in 2024, Interfax reported on March 17.

17 March, 02:10 PM

Russia may stop gas exports to EU early – Putin

Vladimir Putin said Russia could halt gas supplies to European Union countries before the bloc’s previously adopted ban takes effect, Interfax Ukraine reported on March 5.

5 March, 11:41 AM

Analysis: 40-meter hole visible in Russian LNG tanker after drone strike

Arctic Metagaz, the Russian “shadow fleet” LNG tanker drifting in the Mediterranean Sea, sustained devastating damage to its hull after a presumed Ukrainian naval drone strike on March 3, Defense Express reported on March 4.

5 March, 12:48 AM

Norway warns North Sea gas cannot replace disrupted Qatar supplies

Norway has little capacity to increase gas production amid tensions in the Middle East, as producers are already operating near full capacity, Energy Minister Terje Aasland said, according to Bloomberg on March 4.

4 March, 04:19 PM

Russian LNG tanker on fire after likely drone strike in Mediterranean Sea

Arctic Metagaz, a Russian LNG tanker believed to be part of the so-called “shadow fleet,” has caught fire, maritime news outlet gCaptain reported on March 3.

3 March, 11:57 PM

Gas prices jump 28% after 150 tankers halt in Persian Gulf

European natural gas futures jumped as much as 28% after 150 tankers anchored in the Persian Gulf on March 2, 2026, halting oil and liquefied natural gas shipments through the Strait of Hormuz, Bloomberg reported on March 2.

2 March, 04:11 PM

Naftogaz secures historic first U.S. LNG shipment through Lithuania

Naftogaz Group has begun importing U.S. Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) into Ukraine through the Klaipėda terminal in Lithuania for the first time in history, the company announced on Feb. 26.

26 February, 01:17 PM

First shipment of U.S. LNG bound for Ukraine

Ukraine’s state oil and gas company Naftogaz, in partnership with French multinational TotalEnergies, secured a shipment of liquefied natural gas from the United States, routed through the Deutsche ReGas terminal in the Baltic Sea, Naftogaz announced on Feb. 23.

23 February, 08:41 PM

SBU drones strike liquefied-gas terminal in Russia’s Temryuk port, disabling the facility

Ukraine’s Alpha Special Operations Center of the Security Service struck a liquefied gas transshipment terminal in Russia’s Temryuk port with drones, disabling the facility, sources in the Security Service told NV on Dec. 9.

9 December 2025, 11:42 AM

Even post-war, EU will not return to Russian gas, commissioner says

The European Union will never return to Russian energy supplies, even after the war in Ukraine ends, Energy Commissioner Dan Jorgensen said on Dec. 5 in an interview with Euronews.

6 December 2025, 02:12 AM

Turkiye quietly renews Russian gas deals despite Western pressure

Turkiye has extended two gas import contracts with Russia for one year, with a combined annual volume of 22 billion cubic meters, Reuters reported on Dec. 4.

4 December 2025, 01:20 PM

EU has fully ended its reliance on Russian energy – Ursula von der Leyen

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen commented on the European Union’s achievement of full independence from Russian energy supplies, Interfax-Ukraine reported on Dec. 3.

3 December 2025, 01:35 PM

Ukraine to receive new U.S. LNG supplies under Naftogaz-ORLEN deal

Naftogaz Group and Poland’s ORLEN have agreed to supply up to 300 million cubic meters of U.S. liquefied natural gas to Ukraine to ensure stable heating during the winter, Naftogaz CEO Serhiy Koretskyi said on Nov. 7.

7 November 2025, 05:03 PM

EU adopts 19th sanctions package against Russia targeting gas imports and shadow fleet

The European Union has formally approved a new package of sanctions against Russia’s energy infrastructure, banning imports of Russian liquefied natural gas starting in 2027, Bloomberg reported.

23 October 2025, 10:03 AM

EU settles on plan to phase out Russian gas by 2028

The European Council approved a plan to ban imports of Russian pipeline gas and liquefied natural gas (LNG) by Jan. 1, 2028, the Council announced on Oct. 20.

20 October 2025, 08:35 PM

Russia to boost LNG supplies to China from Arctic and Sakhalin projects

Russia, which earlier agreed with China to boost pipeline gas supplies, now plans to expand LNG exports as well, particularly from the Arctic LNG-2 and Sakhalin-2 projects, Interfax reported on Oct. 1.

1 October 2025, 05:15 PM

Gas exports to China rise 11% as Russia supplies record 4.25 bcm in July 2025

Russia’s total gas supplies to China, via pipeline and LNG, rose 11% in July 2025 from a year earlier to a record 4.25 billion cubic meters, Interfax reported on Sept. 27.

27 September 2025, 04:57 PM

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