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EXCLUSIVE-Japan’s JERA Plans to Expand US LNG Purchases to Diversify Energy Supply
Japan's biggest top LNG buyer, JERA, plans to increase its purchases of liquefied natural gas from the United States to diversify its supply and meet demand growth spurred by data centers and AI, a senior executive told Reuters.

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US Sanctions Send Key Modules Destined for Russia’s Arctic LNG 2 Back to China After 10-Month Odyssey
Freight rates for Russian ESPO Blend oil loading from the Far Eastern port of Kozmino have jumped fivefold amid a lack of vessels after fresh U.S. sanctions cut availability of tankers, three traders said and data showed.

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Russian Oil Freight Rates Soar on Sanctions-Driven Tanker Shortage
Freight rates for Russian ESPO Blend oil loading from the Far Eastern port of Kozmino have jumped fivefold amid a lack of vessels after fresh U.S. sanctions cut availability of tankers, three traders said and data showed.

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‘Be Serious’, Says Panama President on Trump ‘Invasion’ Question
Panama's President Jose Raul Mulino responded "be serious, be serious" on Wednesday when asked in Davos whether he was concerned the U.S. would invade after President Donald Trump said he would take back the Panama Canal.

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Oil Tankers Reroute to Russian Pacific Port Hobbled by Sanctions
Tankers that used to haul oil from Russia’s western ports are being redeployed to the nation’s east to service a key crude route to China that’s been crippled by sweeping US sanctions.

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Hydrogen Breakthrough: South Korean Shipbuilder Secures ABS Approval for Next-Gen Tank Design
HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE), part of South Korean conglomerate HD Hyundai, has received Approval in Principle (AIP) from the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) for its...

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Trump Fires Coast Guard Commandant Over DEI, Security
WASHINGTON, Jan 21 (Reuters) – The Trump administration has fired U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Linda Lee Fagan, the first female uniformed leader of an Armed Forces branch, for putting diversity issues over border security,...

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Tanker Seized by Finland Over Damaged Cables Won’t Face Sanctions-Evasion Probe
HELSINKI, Jan 16 (Reuters) – The Eagle S tanker seized by Finnish authorities on suspicion of ripping up subsea cables will not face a separate criminal investigation into whether its fuel cargo violates sanctions...

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Tanker Under US Sanctions Discharges Oil at Chinese Port, LSEG Data Shows
A tanker subject to the new U.S. sanctions is discharging Russian oil at a port operated by Shandong Port Group in east China, shipping data on LSEG Eikon showed on Thursday.

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Russian Crude Oil Piles Up Near Chinese Coast After US Sanctions
The amount of oil stranded off the Chinese coast is growing as traders, refiners and shipping companies try to avoid being caught up in the US’s strictest-ever sanctions on Russian energy flows.

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Russia Says New US Energy Sanctions Will Destabilize Global Markets
The Kremlin said on Monday that the latest round of U.S. sanctions on the Russian energy sector risked destabilizing global markets, and Moscow would do everything possible to minimize their impact.

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Stricken Oil Tanker Towed To Safety Off German Island Of Ruegen
By Angela Cullen Jan 12, 2025 (Bloomberg) –An oil tanker sailing under the Panamanian flag that ran out of power in the Baltic Sea last week has been towed to safety...