Pandemic-related disruptions to global supply chains and the effects of Russia's war in Ukraine have driven up prices of energy, commodities and necessities.
Venture Global LNG, which is building three multi-billion dollar U.S. liquefied natural gas processing plants, is sparring with two customers of its first project over mechanical failures that have prevented commercial deliveries a year after initial shipments began.
Stock markets in Saudi Arabia and Qatar rose in early trade on Wednesday ahead of a widely expected interest rate hike pause by the U.S. Federal Reserve, although other major markets were subdued on falling oil prices.
Singapore-listed utilities firm Sembcorp Industries Ltd said on Monday its unit has signed a deal worth S$1.9 billion ($1.41 billion) with a subsidiary of PT Medco Energi Internasional to import natural gas from Indonesia.
After months of negotiations, Finland's Nokian Tyres was on the cusp late last year of finalising a 400-million-euro ($440.32 million) sale of its Russian business. Then Moscow changed the rules again.