https://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/rss/latest-lng-headlinesLNGhttps://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/news-research/latest-news/coal/090126-indias-coal-import-substitution-drive-reaches-its-engineering-limitsIndia's push to reduce thermal coal imports is becoming a story about engineering limits, plant economics and fuel quality, rather than just a supply or foreign exchange issue. For years, India's strategy to increase domestic coal production has delivered strong results. But replacement of imported cargoes wherever possible is happening for the first time on a large scale in 2026, official dataCoal, Natural Gas, LNG, Metals & Mining, Electric Power, Thermal Coal, Ferrous2026-09-01T19:29:06Zhttps://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/news-research/latest-news/crude-oil/082826-us-iran-war-six-months-on-tanker-rates-fuel-prices-surge-amid-disruptionsSix months into the Middle East conflict, disruption around the Strait of Hormuz is driving tanker freight rates to record highs and tightening refined products markets as Qatar faces a prolonged loss of LNG export capacity. S&P Global Commodities at Sea data shows ship crossings via the key waterway, which handles 20% of global seaborne oil and LNG flows in normal times, have fallen by over 80%Maritime & Shipping, Crude Oil, Refined Products, NGLs, LNG, Wet Freight, Diesel-Gasoil, Jet Fuel2026-08-28T15:42:01Zhttps://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/news-research/latest-news/electric-power/082826-eu-carbon-prices-retreat-from-one-month-highs-as-market-awaits-2026-allocationsEuropean carbon prices touched a one-month high in the week to Aug. 28 before retreating, as summer liquidity remained subdued. EU Allowances traded at €82.56/metric ton of carbon dioxide equivalent ($96.12/mtCO2e) at 1302 BST Aug. 28, according to the Intercontinental Exchange, largely unchanged from the Aug. 21 settlement of €82.61/mtCO2e. Platts, part of S&P Global Energy, assessed EUAs for theNatural Gas, Crude Oil, LNG, Coal, Energy Transition, Renewables, Carbon2026-08-28T14:56:15Zhttps://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/news-research/latest-news/lng/082826-russian-lng-gains-traction-in-china-as-arctic-lng-2-deliveries-increaseChina's LNG import portfolio is seeing a growing share of Russian LNG despite weaker-than-expected gas demand growth in the world's largest LNG importer, supported by discounted cargoes from Arctic LNG 2 and improvements in Russia's shipping capacity, according to customs data, market participants and S&P Global Energy analysis. The trend is reshaping China's LNG import mix even as overall LNGLNG, Natural Gas2026-08-28T06:51:22Zhttps://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/news-research/latest-news/metals/082826-posco-eyes-swift-development-of-argentina-lithium-business-with-700-mil-loanSouth Korea's POSCO Holdings hopes to accelerate the development of its brine lithium project in Argentina after securing a $700 million loan to support it, the company said in a statement on Aug. 28. It said that POSCO Argentina SAU, its brine lithium production subsidiary, received approval on Aug. 4 for the short-term loan line from IDB Invest, the private investment agency of theMetals & Mining, LNG, Energy Transition, Non-Ferrous, Renewables2026-08-28T06:03:59Z