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Hormuz Sees 15 Ships Transit In 24 Hours As Two Tankers With Qatari LNG Make Sudden U-Turn President Trump on Sunday warned Tehran to "Open the Strait" and make a deal by the end of Tuesday, or the U.S. military would "blow everything up" and "take over the oil." Meanwhile, Iran rejected Trump's ultimatum to reopen the Hormuz chokepoint, saying it would only reopen the critical waterway once damage from the war is compensated. There was some good news overnight after Iran's semi-official Fars News Agency reported that 15 vessels had passed through the Hormuz chokepoint over the last 24 hours. Still, that remains only a tiny fraction of pre-conflict tanker traffic. Separately, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy warned that the waterway will "never return to its previous condition," particularly for the U.S. and Israeli-linked vessels, and added that it is completing preparations to enforce a new security order across the Persian Gulf. The quest...

Two tankers carrying liquefied natural gas from Qatar appear to have abandoned an effort to exit the Persian Gulf via the Strait of Hormuz — delaying what would have been the first exports to buyers outside of the region since the war started....

Two tankers carrying liquefied natural gas from Qatar appear to be heading toward the Strait of Hormuz, and an exit from the Persian Gulf would mark the first export to buyers outside of the region since the war started....

More than four-dozen empty Qatari liquefied natural gas tankers are idling across Asia, as the nation's export plant remains shut and the Strait of Hormuz largely closed because of the war in the Middle East....

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Taiwan has received assurances over LNG supplies from a major producing country, according to the island's economy minister, as concerns grow over the impact of the Iran war on energy imports from the Middle East....

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Meta, Microsoft, and Google are all betting big on new natural gas power plants to run their AI data centers. They may regret it....

A Japanese LNG carrier belonging to Mitsui OSK Lines has become the first LNG vessel to pass through the Strait of Hormuz since the conflict erupted in the Middle East....

Japan's largest energy company JERA has terminated its long-term LNG sales and purchase agreement with US developer Commonwealth LNG....

Der Iran blockiert die Straße von Hormus aus Kriegsgründen. In den vergangenen Tagen durchqueren dennoch mehrere Schiffe die kritische Meerenge. Darunter soll auch ein europäischer Frachter sein....

The ship is the ​first ​Japanese vessel to ​have exited ⁠the Strait of Hormuz since the onset of the ​Iran war....

Russia's Deputy Chairman Denis Manturov highlighted a deepening energy partnership with India, stating Moscow can ramp up oil and LNG supplies amid the Middle East crisis. The visit also confirmed increased fertilizer supplies and ongoing collaboration in nuclear energy, alongside discussions on expanding industrial, space, and technological cooperation....

In an interview with the publication, European Commissioner for Energy and Housing Dan Jorgensen confirmed his position that there will be no changes in EU legislation aimed at ending LNG imports from Russia in 2026...

Pakistan braces for gas shortage crisis as LNG supplies collapse amid escalating regional conflict....

A purchase agreement between Commonwealth LNG and Japan's top liquefied natural gas buyer, Jera Co., has been terminated, according to a document filed with the US Department of Energy....

DOJ Sues New Jersey Town Over Natural Gas Ban Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a lawsuit against Morris Township in New Jersey over its ban on natural gas and other fossil fuels in newly constructed buildings, the department said in an April 1 statement. Blue flames from a gas stove at a home in Arlington, Va., on May 3, 2023. Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images The ban “drives up energy costs for everyday American consumers and weakens our Nation's energy dominance,” the DOJ said. “Such policies reflect a radical left effort to outlaw federally regulated gas stoves, furnaces, water heaters, dryers, and other appliances that American families rely on daily to cook their meals and heat their homes.” The lawsuit, filed on March 31 at the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, takes issue with an ordinance the township passed in 2022. The ordinance said that beginning Sept. 1, 2022, officials shall no...

Three LNG Tankers Are First To Cross Strait Of Hormuz Since War Started While a growing number of ships have been traversing the Strait of Hormuz, with Lloyd's List reporting a total of 142 vessels have transited since the start of March, but 67% of that traffic has a direct affiliation with Iran... and the figure rises to 90% when looking at traffic in recent days, as some ships have had to pay fees in yuan or cryptocurrencies before being escorted through the strait... IRAN'S TOLL SYSTEM IS NOW LIVE IN THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ In the last 24 hours, around 10 ships have made it through. Here's how the system works: The IRGC is running an informal checkpoint inside the Strait. 1. Ships submit cargo and vessel details through intermediaries 2.… https://t.co/Q21S0gN0Zm pic.twitter.com/PrSDQpKo3R — Milk Road Macro (@MilkRoadMacro) April 2, 2026 ... one vessel class that has so far failed to make the key crossing are LNG-carrying VLCCs, which are critical to ease the Asian nat gas supply cru...

Russia increased supplies of highly sought-after mineral fertilizers to India by 40% as of the end of 2025 and is ready to continue meeting its needs for such products...

In January-March, EU imports of Russian LNG amounted to approximately 6.8 billion cubic meters, compared to 5.7 billion cubic meters a year earlier...