Energy Security Starts at Home, and your energy dominance is displayed through your exports. Joe Raia, Chief Commercial Officer at Abaxx Exchange, had a fun interview as he stopped by to give us an update. As a commercial tanker captain who moved into commodities trading, he has the knowledge and background to help guide the […]
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Iran is tightening its grip on the Strait of Hormuz, the world’s most critical oil chokepoint, with new rules requiring ships to obtain permission and secure insurance from Tehran. This move explicitly paves the way for future tolls, even as a fragile U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed earlier this week aimed to normalize flows. […]
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TotalEnergies CEO Patrick Pouyanné recently put it plainly: US LNG cannot fully replace Qatar. Oil markets have substitutes and buffers that can ease pressure. Gas does not — at least not in time for winter 2026-27. This assessment comes amid a rapidly evolving situation in the Middle East. Following Iranian strikes on Qatar’s Ras Laffan […]
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QatarEnergy is moving LNG tankers back to its Ras Laffan Industrial City complex as it prepares to resume exports once safe navigation through the Strait of Hormuz is restored, following a preliminary U.S.-Iran deal that has raised hopes for regional de-escalation. Vessel-tracking data shows that at least four Qatar-owned LNG carriers recently began heading toward […]
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QatarEnergy is preparing for a swift ramp-up of liquefied natural gas (LNG) production at its massive Ras Laffan Industrial City complex once safe shipping resumes through the Strait of Hormuz, according to people familiar with the matter. The world’s largest LNG exporter aims to restore most of its export capacity within two months of the […]
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In an era of geopolitical uncertainty, maturing conventional fields, and rising global energy demand, the oil and gas industry stands at the threshold of a profound renaissance in energy security. The key? Enhanced recovery techniques—often called tertiary or enhanced oil recovery (EOR)—that unlock vast volumes of oil already discovered but left behind in existing reservoirs. […]
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In a symbolic breakthrough for global energy shipping, the first LNG tanker has successfully transited the Strait of Hormuz following the late Sunday announcement of a U.S.-Iran framework deal to end the war and reopen the critical chokepoint. Early on Monday, June 15, the Indian-flagged LNG carrier Disha (chartered by state-owned Petronet LNG and operated […]
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As of Sunday, June 14, 2026, the Middle East stands at a dangerous inflection point. Iran appears to be preparing for potential direct retaliation against Israel — including by restricting airspace in western regions and suspending flights to key western airports — following Israeli strikes on Hezbollah targets in Beirut’s Dahiyeh suburb. At the same […]
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ENB Pub Note: This article is from David Blackmon’s Substack, and we highly recommend subscribing. Iran’s overreliance on the Strait of Hormuz as a geopolitical weapon is proving self-destructive. By threatening or disrupting this critical chokepoint – through which roughly 20 million barrels per day (bpd) of oil historically flowed – Iran has accelerated the […]
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Optimism is surging in diplomatic circles. Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced that the United States and Iran have reached a “final, agreed upon text” for a deal aimed at ending their conflict in the Middle East. Mediators, with Pakistan in the lead, are now working on next steps. Sharif declared on X (formerly Twitter): […]
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