What is LNG and what is it used for?
Natural gas powers a quarter of the world, and almost a fifth of LNG moves through the Strait of Hormuz.

Natural gas powers a quarter of the world, and almost a fifth of LNG moves through the Strait of Hormuz.




Nearly one in five people in Lebanon have been forced from their homes as Israel launches new ‘ground operations’.
Here’s a day-by-day breakdown of attacks, illustrating the targets hit and the weapons used since February 28.
Gulf states produce 40 percent of the world’s total desalinated water through more than 400 plants.
At least 95 countries have reported petrol price rises since the attacks on Iran by the US and Israel on February 28.
Oil and gas are not just fuel. They are raw materials for thousands of products, including fertilisers used in farming.
More than half of the 62 million people in the six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries are foreign workers.
Iran is roughly the same size as Alaska, 2.5 times the size of Texas and covers about one-sixth of the US land area.
Defence stocks reach all-time highs, driven by need to produce billions of dollars of weapons systems.
The US Department of Justice has released three million files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Preliminary figures are 1,937 dead in Iran, at least 20 in Israel, 13 US soldiers and 26 killed in Gulf states.