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force majeure

[fawrs ma-zhœr] / fɔrs maˈʒœr /


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QatarEnergy’s force majeure declaration may not have an immediate impact on MISC’s LNG carrier fleet, as charter payments remain protected under existing contracts, she says.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

Meanwhile, Italy’s Edison said it received a further extension of the force majeure notice from QatarEnergy covering an additional five LNG cargoes after Iranian attacks damaged facilities earlier this year.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

Qatar has already stopped liquefied natural gas production and, along with energy producers in Kuwait and Bahrain, declared force majeure.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

Disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz and a force majeure at Qatar’s Ras Laffan facility have knocked roughly a third External link of the world’s helium supply offline.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

No doubt he yields to force majeure in the shape of gamekeeper or constable, but that is because he has no power to resist it.

From Aylwin by Watts-Dunton, Theodore




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