Guith: Build it Now
Build the Global LNG System Now, Not After the Next Crisis Christopher Guith | Real Clear Energy | 21 May 2026 Guith argues that the Hormuz disruption, which chokes more than 20% of traded LNG, proves energy security is global and that the answer is redundancy, not retreat. His three tracks: keep expanding U.S. export […]
Flame: EUMR Implementation
EU Methane Regulation: From Compliance Problem to Compliance Solution Panel Discussion | Flame Conference, Amsterdam | 20 May 2026 Moderated by Axel Scheuer (Energy & Climate Policy Advisory Europe), the panel featured Bertold T.L. Plugboer (Ministry of Economic Affairs & Climate, Netherlands), Davide Rubini (Vitol), Georges Tijbosch (MiQ), and Sven Doruiter (Dutch Emissions Authority, NEa). […]
Case for Integrated Gas
Mubadala Energy: Commonwealth LNG and the Case for Integrated Gas Energy Intelligence | 18 May 2026 Mubadala Energy’s Naser Al Hajri frames the firm’s investment in Caturus and the recent FID on Commonwealth LNG as a long-term conviction bet, not a single transaction. His central claim: the world is entering a prolonged stretch of undersupply […]
Transatlantic Bridge Awards 2026
At the EU Ambassador’s Residence: The 2026 Transatlantic Bridge Awards On the evening of May 13, LNG Allies President Fred Hutchison attended the 2026 Transatlantic Bridge Awards ceremony at the residence of the EU Ambassador to the United States. It was a personal occasion as much as a professional one. Fred was among the four […]
NYT: Qatar LNG Crisis
Qatar’s LNG Crisis — And Why It Matters for Europe New York Times, May 14, 2026 A deeply reported piece in today’s NYT lays out the scale of the damage to Qatar’s LNG infrastructure in stark terms. The short version: even if the Strait of Hormuz reopened tomorrow, Qatari LNG exports would remain impaired for […]
Norwegian Gas Decline
Anne-Sophie Corbeau, Center on Global Energy Policy, Columbia University | SIPA LinkedIn, May 13, 2026 Norway’s approval of three gas field restarts—Albuskjell, Vest Ekofisk, and Tommeliten Gamma—made headlines this week. Anne-Sophie Corbeau of Columbia’s Center on Global Energy Policy offers a useful reality check: at 90-120 million barrels of oil equivalent in gas and condensates, […]
DOMINANCE Act Support
LNG Allies Supports the DOMINANCE Act Letter to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, May 12, 2026 The commercial foundation for USLNG as a tool of American statecraft is firmly in place. The diplomatic architecture to match it is not—yet. LNG Allies wrote to the House Foreign Affairs Committee ahead of its May 13 markup […]
New EU Energy Phase
Yana Popkostova, Founder & Managing Director, European Centre for Energy and Geopolitical Analysis Europe’s energy system has entered a new phase, defined less by access to supply and more by the ability to operate under sustained stress. Writing ahead of SuperReturn Energy Transition in Berlin, Yana Popkostova argues that energy security has reasserted itself as […]
IEA’s Molnar: New Market
Gergely Molnár, Gas Analyst, International Energy Agency Keynote Address, 7th Budapest LNG Summit, May 7, 2026 The Middle East conflict has fundamentally disrupted the global gas market outlook. IEA Gas Analyst Gergely Molnár reported that global LNG supply grew a strong 10% (29 bcm) in 2025-26, with nearly half coming from a single plant in […]
U.S. Chargé Savage Remarks
Chargé d’Affaires Caroline Savage, U.S. Embassy Budapest Keynote Remarks, 7th Budapest LNG Summit, May 7, 2026 American energy leadership is back, and Europe is the primary beneficiary. U.S. Chargé d’Affaires Caroline Savage outlined four principles underpinning America’s LNG policy toward Europe: reliability (stable democracy, rule of law, long-term commitments); diversification (USLNG gives Europe leverage and […]