Stephen Stapczynski

Pakistan faces a worsening electricity crunch after opting not to buy liquefied natural gas to replace supply disrupted by the near-total closure of the Strait of Hormuz.

Bangladesh was forced to pay the most for liquefied natural gas than it has in about four years, threatening to drive up energy costs as the government scrambles to contain rolling blackouts.

Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. appears to be continuing to load liquefied natural gas onto tankers in the Persian Gulf, according to satellite images, despite a recent escalation of hostilities.

ADNOC appears to be continuing to load liquefied natural gas onto tankers in the Persian Gulf, according to satellite images, despite ongoing disruptions to energy flows through the Strait of Hormuz and a recent escalation of hostilities.

Several Qatari liquefied natural gas tankers are heading back toward the Persian Gulf, a sign the supplier may be positioning vessels for a resumption of exports through the Strait of Hormuz.

A liquefied natural gas tanker, which loaded in Qatar early last month, is heading toward the Strait of Hormuz in what could be the first visible attempt to exit the crucial waterway since July.

Pakistan is poised to receive much-needed deliveries of liquefied natural gas, with one vessel of Qatari fuel having passed through the Strait of Hormuz and another set to follow.

Major emerging-market Asian buyers have spent a collective US$7.4 billion since the start of the war on spot LNG. A similar amount cost about US$3.1 billion under long-term contracts year-on-year.

The loss of a fifth of liquefied natural gas supply due to the U.S.-Iran war is blowing out costs for Asia's developing markets, and forcing a rethink of the fuel's long-term future in the region.

State-run YPF close to signing several liquefied natural gas sales contracts for proposed US$24-billion export plant Argentina LNG.