https://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/rss/latest-lng-headlinesLNGhttps://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/news-research/latest-news/natural-gas/072426-french-peg-month-ahead-gas-flips-to-premium-to-dutch-ttf-for-first-time-in-two-yearsThe French PEG front-month contract flipped to a premium over the Dutch TTF for the first time in nearly two years, as low LNG availability and strong cargo competition eroded the discount that has typically kept the gas hub below its northwest European benchmark. Platts, part of S&P Global Energy, assessed the PEG front-month instrument at Eur61.860/megawatt-hour July 23, a Eur0.035/MWh premiumNatural Gas, LNG2026-07-24T13:29:36Zhttps://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/news-research/latest-news/natural-gas/072426-upside-risks-accumulate-across-lng-market-as-middle-east-war-resurgesNearly five months after joint US and Israeli airstrikes set off the war with Iran that has engulfed the region and choked off copious Persian Gulf LNG flows, the world has fewer buffers to cushion further shocks should the wartime disruptions extend much into the future, market watchers have cautioned in recent days. The warnings come amid a breakdown in the tenuous US-Iran truce, which has ledLNG, Natural Gas2026-07-24T12:15:46Zhttps://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/news-research/latest-news/crude-oil/072426-singapore-says-se-asia-must-brace-for-prolonged-middle-east-instability-jolted-energy-marketsSoutheast Asia should prepare for a prolonged period of geopolitical instability in the Middle East that could periodically disrupt energy supplies, shipping and trade, rather than expecting a quick resolution to the conflict in the region, Singapore's Ambassador-at-Large of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ong Keng Yong said on July 23. The remarks come as energy markets continue to be jolted byMaritime & Shipping, Crude Oil, LNG2026-07-24T11:11:32Zhttps://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/news-research/latest-news/natural-gas/072326-eu-loosens-third-country-russian-lng-ban-extends-oil-price-cap-in-sanctionsEU member states agreed to their 21st package of sanctions against Russia on July 23, including a one-year freeze to their oil price cap, carving out allowances for LNG transfers and more shadow tanker listings, according to an EU Council spokesperson and Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. New restrictions include freezing the EU's Russian oil price cap at its current threshold for anotherLNG, Crude Oil, Maritime & Shipping2026-07-23T11:36:00Zhttps://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/news-research/latest-news/natural-gas/072226-us-department-of-energy-criticizes-eu-methane-guidance-as-insufficientThe US Department of Energy criticized the European Commission's guidance on methane emissions compliance as insufficient, arguing that the EU's landmark regulation continues to threaten global energy security despite recommendations to delay penalties until 2030. The DOE said the EC's non-binding recommendations, released July 20, failed to address "fundamental risks and uncertainty created byLNG, Energy Transition, Natural Gas, Emissions2026-07-22T20:52:31Z