Shell (SHEL LN) Chair says they do not expect a significant change to its LNG strategy as a result of the Middle East war

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Riksbank's Bunge says war in Middle-East has led to rising prices for oil, gas, jet fuel, and fertilisers, which means inflation will be higher than would otherwise have been the case

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Maritime experts believe the silence of news about Bab al-Mandab Strait explosion is due to pressure from US government to prevent an increase in oil prices, via Irib News

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Shell (SHEL LN) Chair says they do not expect a significant change to its LNG strategy as a result of the Middle East war

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The sound of explosions in Qeshm was caused by the neutralisation of unexploded munitions, Tasnim reports

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Ukraine's military says it struck a Russian oil refinery in Nizhny Novgorod region and a Russian oil pumping station in the Yaroslavl region

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Will form a view on possible Final Investment Decision of LNG Canada Phase 2 in coming months.
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