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#Energy Security ร—

Japan warned of โ€˜hellish summerโ€™ as energy fears mount

Japan is hoping further US-Iran talks will ease tensions in the Middle East and help reopen the Strait of Hormuz permanently, but there is also mounting anxiety over what a failure could mean for the country as summer approaches. On Friday, Iran said it would reopen the strait for commercial shipping following a ceasefire agreement in Lebanon, while US โ President Donald Trump added that a US naval blockade of Iranโ€™s ports would โ€Œremain until a deal with Tehran was struck. The fear in Japan,...

China turns to central Asia as US blockade in Hormuz chokes global energy flows

As China looks to central Asia for more energy supplies to offset shipping disruptions amid the Iran war, Vice-Premier Ding Xuexiang will travel to Turkmenistan to visit local gas fields and to attend a bilateral cooperation meeting. Ding, who is Chinaโ€™s top-ranking vice-premier, will kick off his three-day visit on Wednesday by attending the groundbreaking ceremony for the fourth phase of the Galkynysh gas field as President Xi Jinpingโ€™s special representative, Xinhua reported. Ding will also...

Government steps up LPG supply, urges calm amid Hormuz concerns

Unlike the subsidised domestic 14.2-kg cylinders, the 5 kg bottles, called FTL cylinders, are priced at market rates and do not require any address proof for procurement from a nearby LPG distributorship