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Energy
Energy trader Vitol has announced the divestment of e-mobility operator VGMobility, which holds over 2,600 electric buses under contract across Colombia and Chile.
Crude Coast Desk · 08 Sept 2026
LNG
Titan Clean Fuels and Sogestran Group have inked a long-term agreement for a newbuild 6,000-cbm LNG bunker vessel targeting ship-to-ship supply in the Western Mediterranean.
08 Sept 2026 · Western Mediterranean
Commodity Finance
The Malta-based commodity trader has expanded its total financing capacity past $1 billion following a new revolving inventory facility with FIMBank.
08 Sept 2026 · EMEA
Marine Fuel & Bunkering
Malta-headquartered trading firm expands industry alignment following recent operational developments across the Mediterranean, Geneva, and Singapore.
08 Sept 2026 · Mediterranean
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LNG
French containment specialist GTT has been awarded a tank design contract by China's Jiangnan shipyard for four 175,000 cubic meter LNG carriers ordered by ADNOC Logistics and Services.
08 Sept 2026 · Middle East
Energy
International merchant Alkagesta has established a new desk in Geneva to expand into biofuels, fertilizers, and agricultural inputs alongside its core petroleum business.
08 Sept 2026 · Europe
Crude Oil Trading
Oil prices backed off recent five-week highs as U.S. statements and recovering shipping volumes through the Strait of Hormuz mitigated immediate Middle East supply concerns.
08 Sept 2026 · Middle East
Markets
Alkagesta has entered the metals trading sector by establishing Alkanavex, a Malta-based joint venture with French steel trader Navex SAS focusing initially on global steel supply chains.
08 Sept 2026 · global
Energy Infrastructure
Volatile price swings and plummeting Strait of Hormuz shipping volumes have prompted Gulf nations to expedite long-term pipeline and transit alternatives.
08 Sept 2026 · Middle East
Shipping
Waterborne movements of crude oil and petroleum products from PADD 3 to the US West and East Coasts rose following a vessel waiver.
08 Sept 2026 · North America
LNG
American liquefied natural gas exports averaged 17.4 Bcf/d in the first six months of the year, with shipments projected to reach 18.7 Bcf/d by 1H27.
08 Sept 2026 · United States
Ports & Terminals
Alkagesta has finalized a long-term biofuel tankage contract at the port of Antwerp, expanding its renewable fuel position in Northwest Europe.
08 Sept 2026 · Europe
Crude Oil Trading
Oil prices backed off recent five-week highs as U.S. statements and recovering shipping volumes through the Strait of Hormuz mitigated immediate Middle East supply concerns.
08 Sept 2026 · Middle East
Crude Oil Trading
A Friday evening announcement claiming US control over Venezuelan crude reserves landed after WTI futures trading closed, highlighting the dynamics of market timing and energy policy disclosures.
03 Sept 2026 · Latin America
Crude Oil
Observed waterborne crude shipments from Saudi Arabia fell to 3 million barrels per day in August as security threats across the Red Sea and Strait of Hormuz restricted tanker movements.
03 Sept 2026 · Middle East
Upstream & Production
Seven key alliance members prepare for a virtual policy meeting as physical crude supply lags quotas due to ongoing disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz and Eastern Europe.
03 Sept 2026 · Middle East
Refined Products
Energy trader Alkagesta is expanding its supply of Jet A-1, ULSFO, and renewable feedstocks across Europe, backed by NATO pipeline logistics and growing Mediterranean trading volumes.
04 Sept 2026 · Europe
Jet Fuel
Commodity trader Alkagesta has leveraged access to NATO's Central European Pipeline System to distribute jet fuel across Western Europe following severe Middle Eastern supply curtailments.
04 Sept 2026 · Europe
Refined Products
European non-refinery trader Alkagesta is expanding its role across the biofuels value chain, connecting niche feedstock collectors with refiners, blenders, and end-users.
03 Sept 2026 · Europe
Jet Fuel
Alkagesta has become a strategic partner of the International Air Transport Association, following recent jet fuel supply agreements at German and Belgian airports and logistics access through NATO's CEPS pipeline.
03 Sept 2026 · Europe
Energy Infrastructure
Volatile price swings and plummeting Strait of Hormuz shipping volumes have prompted Gulf nations to expedite long-term pipeline and transit alternatives.
08 Sept 2026 · Middle East
Energy
International merchant Alkagesta has established a new desk in Geneva to expand into biofuels, fertilizers, and agricultural inputs alongside its core petroleum business.
08 Sept 2026 · Europe
LNG
American liquefied natural gas exports averaged 17.4 Bcf/d in the first six months of the year, with shipments projected to reach 18.7 Bcf/d by 1H27.
08 Sept 2026 · United States
LNG
French containment specialist GTT has been awarded a tank design contract by China's Jiangnan shipyard for four 175,000 cubic meter LNG carriers ordered by ADNOC Logistics and Services.
08 Sept 2026 · Middle East
Marine Fuel & Bunkering
Malta-headquartered trading firm expands industry alignment following recent operational developments across the Mediterranean, Geneva, and Singapore.
08 Sept 2026 · Mediterranean
Shipping
Waterborne movements of crude oil and petroleum products from PADD 3 to the US West and East Coasts rose following a vessel waiver.
08 Sept 2026 · North America
Ports & Terminals
Alkagesta has finalized a long-term biofuel tankage contract at the port of Antwerp, expanding its renewable fuel position in Northwest Europe.
08 Sept 2026 · Europe
Marine Fuel & Bunkering
Reduced local terminal capacity and strict Mediterranean ECA regulations are driving a sharp decline in heavy fuel oil demand while marine gasoil consumption surges in Malta.
04 Sept 2026 · Mediterranean
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