Iran-Linked LPG Tankers Turn Back as U.S. Blockade Tightens

Iran-linked carriers of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) have made U-turns and traveled in zig-zagging patterns in recent hours as they face the U.S. naval blockade in the Gulf of Oman,…

Pakistan Plans Fresh LNG Purchases Amid Strait of Hormuz Shutdown

Pakistan is looking to buy additional spot LNG cargoes for July and August delivery as the fresh halt to Strait of Hormuz traffic has disrupted shipments from its term supplier,…

Oil Prices Set for Biggest Weekly Surge Since April as Iran War Escalates

Oil prices were headed early on Friday for a 12% weekly gain, the biggest jump in one week since April, as the re-escalation in the Middle East and the abrupt…

  • Gas
  • July 17, 2026
Are semiconductor manufacturers asking more from specialty gas producers?

By 26 min ago 2 min read Specialty gas suppliers are now shifting from a supporting utility to an essential part of the semiconductor value chain as manufacturers seek greater…

  • Gas
  • July 17, 2026
Are semiconductor manufacturers asking more from specialty gas producers?

By 2 days ago 2 min read Specialty gas suppliers are now shifting from a supporting utility to an essential part of the semiconductor value chain as manufacturers seek greater…

  • Gas
  • July 17, 2026
AI reshapes spec gas market with twin demand and sustainability challenge

By 30 min ago 5 min read AI is driving a surge in semiconductor manufacturing, but the same growth is increasing specialty gas consumption and making decarbonisation much more challenging.…

  • Gas
  • July 17, 2026
SMG secures £6m to develop UK semiconductor manufacturing

By 57 min ago 2 min read UK MEMS semiconductor technology specialist Silicon Microgravity (SMG) has secured £6m ($8m) in funding to expand its UK semiconductor manufacturing capacity and accelerate…

  • Gas
  • July 17, 2026
Kuwait energy infrastructure targeted by Iran

By 12 min ago 2 min read Iran has stepped up attacks across the Middle East and targeted Kuwait’s energy infrastructure. An attack on a power and water desalination plant…

Rystad Outlines 4 Potential USA-Iran Scenarios

In a market update sent to Rigzone late Thursday, Rystad Energy revealed that it has revised its U.S.-Iran scenario framework “following a renewed deterioration in security conditions around the Strait…

  • Gas
  • July 17, 2026
Return of Qatar and UAE LNG volumes ‘delayed to October’

By 25 min ago 3 min read The Independent Commodity and Intelligence Service (ICIS) has delayed its forecasts on the return of Qatar and UAE liquefied natural gas to market…