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An environmental regulator in Australia has sued Japan's Inpex for under-reporting emissions from its Ichthys liquefied natural ?gas plant near Darwin.
ENVIRONMENT / Energy
Aug 5, 2026
Australian regulator sues Â鶹´«Ã½ Inpex over Ichthys LNG emissions breaches
The charges cover ?alleged license ?breaches, such as the under-reporting of ?benzene and toluene emissions between 2019 and 2024.
Unlike recent energy crises, today's geopolitical shock is destroying supply rather than rerouting it, exposing the limits of the standard policy toolkit.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 22, 2026
Why this energy shock is different
Governments can mitigate its impact on those most exposed, but only if fiscal and monetary policy work in concert.
A fuel cell module model at the Toyota Motor booth during the Hyvolution exhibition in Paris in January 2025
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 16, 2026
The hydrogen economy is down but not out
The problem has always been price. As we¡¯ve written, optimistic assumptions about the declining cost of green H2 have been going backward for years.
Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, on Wednesday
JAPAN
Jul 10, 2026
More LNG and Japan-linked vessels transit Hormuz despite renewed tensions
The Strait of Hormuz, a key route for global shipments, has been closely watched by shipping companies ?and governments following this week¡¯s attacks between Iran and the U.S.
An intensely private Korean shipping tycoon, Ga-Hyun Chung rocked the tanker industry early this year as his Sinokor Group embarked on an unprecedented buying spree.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 6, 2026
The supertanker tycoon making millions on Hormuz ¡®shuttle runs¡¯
Ga-Hyun Chung oversaw a successful covert project that sneaked crude oil out of the Persian Gulf through the vital waterway during the Iran war.
Storage tanks and trucks loaded with gas cylinders in Mumbai.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 4, 2026
Energy-hungry Asia is already drawing lessons from Iran crisis
The region is realizing that it needs bigger buffers, a greater diversity of fossil-fuel suppliers, and a better mix of power sources overall.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and her Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, pose for a group photo ahead of an expanded session of the Group of Seven summit in France on June 16.
JAPAN
Jun 28, 2026
Japan and India to set up task force on LNG stockpiling
Japan and India hope to strengthen cooperation in the field of energy security to prepare for future risks of supply disruptions.
Japanese liquefied natural gas-related stocks stand to benefit from the Middle East supply risk.
BUSINESS / Markets
Jun 25, 2026
Â鶹´«Ã½ LNG stocks seen to benefit from Middle East supply risk
The country¡¯s firms are an indispensable part of every stage in the LNG supply chain, which includes plant contractors and turbine suppliers.
An explosion at Qatar's Ras Laffan industrial zone, home to the world's largest liquefied natural gas hub, on Sunday
WORLD
Jun 23, 2026
Thirteen dead, dozens injured after blast in Qatar¡¯s Ras Laffan complex
The incident is one of the deadliest ?gas industry accidents in over twenty years.
French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani for the official greeting ahead of a work lunch as part of the Group of Seven summit, in Evian, eastern France, on Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Jun 17, 2026
Qatar plans to rapidly restart LNG output after Strait of Hormuz reopens
The country is aiming to restore most of its export capacity within two months.
A liquefied natural gas tanker truck in Hyogo Prefecture. Inpex expects industrial action at its LNG export plant in Australia to disrupt output.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 16, 2026
Strike to disrupt output at Australian LNG export plant, Inpex says
The Ichthys plant in Australia¡¯s Northern Territory accounts for about 2% of the world¡¯s output and has the capacity to export around 9.3 million tons a year.
A model of a Gazprom LNG carrier at an exhibition in St. Petersburg, Russia, in October.
BUSINESS
Jun 4, 2026
Japan officials met metals and LNG firms in unusual Moscow talks
The talks underscored the importance Tokyo and Moscow place on keeping channels of communication open.
A storage facility for Inpex's offshore Ichthys project in an industrial park in Darwin, Australia. Ichthys accounts for about 2% of global output and has the capacity to export around 9.3 million tons a year, mainly to Japan.
BUSINESS
Jun 2, 2026
Australian LNG union begins strikes at Tokyo-based Inpex¡¯s Ichthys plant
Ichthys accounts for about 2% of global output for liquefied natural gas and has the capacity to export around 9.3 million tons a year, mainly to Japan.
Kenichi Hori, CEO of Mitsui & Co., speaks during an interview in Tokyo on Thursday.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 29, 2026
Mitsui seeks LNG investments as data centers boost power demand
Companies seeking clean energy to power artificial intelligence infrastructure are creating ¡°big additional demand¡± for LNG, Mitsui CEO Kenichi Hori said.
A drilling rig operated by Gazprom in the Kovyktinskoye gas field, the Power of Siberia gas pipeline project, near Magistralny, Irkutsk region, Russia, in 2021.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
May 19, 2026
Putin aims to unlock gas pipeline project to China in Xi talks
Russia hopes the turmoil in energy markets from the Middle East conflict will make China more flexible in contract negotiations for gas prices for a planned pipeline project.
A ship suspected of belonging to Russia's "shadow fleet," which was boarded by the Swedish coast guard outside Trelleborg, southern Sweden, on May 3
WORLD
May 18, 2026
Russia expands LNG dark fleet with four tankers to boost exports
The developments mean that there are now at least 20 tankers being used to ferry LNG from sanctioned Russian projects, according to tracking data.
¡°Areas connected to southern China such as Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam will be potential regions that the company will look into,¡± said Sojitz Chief Financial Officer Makoto Shibuya.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 13, 2026
Â鶹´«Ã½ Sojitz eyes Southeast Asia for new rare earths supply
The company will also consider India and other countries if suitable rare earths investment opportunities exist there.
Japan has cut dependence on the Middle East for its liquefied natural gas in recent years, but utilities remain exposed to the cost of importing fuel.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 1, 2026
Japanese utilities withhold earnings guidance amid fuel volatility
The war in the Middle East has driven a 70% increase in LNG prices in Asia, while the Strait of Hormuz remains effectively closed.
Colombian President Gustavo Petro (right) and Colombian Environment Minister Irene Velez attend the International Conference on the Just Transition Away from Fossil Fuels in Santa Marta, Colombia, on Tuesday.
ENVIRONMENT / Energy
Apr 30, 2026
Nations urged to ¡®go further¡¯ as fossil fuel exit talks wrap in Colombia
Ministers and envoys from nearly 60 countries gathered in Colombia in the hope of speeding up the shift away from fossil fuels and breaking a stalemate at the U.N. climate talks.
A mini laboratory at a blending and fuel pump station for the B50 road test in Lembang, Bandung, Indonesia
ENVIRONMENT / Energy
Apr 28, 2026
War hastens an Indonesian biofuels push that has global stakes
With energy bills rising due to the Iran war, the Southeast Asian nation is fast-tracking the rollout of a diesel blend comprised 50% of biofuels from its vast palm plantations.
America¡¯s cyberforces grapple with cluster of deaths by suicide
The U.S. Cyber Command building (center) stands on the National Security Agency campus at Fort Meade, Maryland.
Many Indonesians named after Japanese anime characters
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Yasukuni Shrine introduces ban on military attire and cosplay
People gather in front of thousands of lanterns on display at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on July 15 during the Mitama Matsuri, one of the capital's largest summer o-Bon festivals.
As countries ban social media for children, Japan mulls a different approach
Data from NTT Docomo¡¯s Mobile Society Research Institute released in June found that 55% of respondents across all age groups said they fiddled with their phones when they had nothing to do, even when another person was in front of them.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
Â鶹´«Ã½ brewers experiment with a secret ingredient: music
At Smoke Craft, a craft beer brewery in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, music isn't just a background to the brewing process ¡ª it's an ingredient.
As countries ban social media for children, Japan mulls a different approach
Data from NTT Docomo¡¯s Mobile Society Research Institute released in June found that 55% of respondents across all age groups said they fiddled with their phones when they had nothing to do, even when another person was in front of them.
J. League enters new era as league kicks off first fall-spring campaign
Players from each J. League club pose during a kickoff event on Monday ahead of the start of the 2026-27 campaign.
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