Overview
- ADNOC and Shell signed a 15‑year sale and purchase agreement for up to 1 million tonnes per year from the Ruwais LNG project, lifting committed off‑take to more than 8 mtpa of the facility’s 9.6 mtpa capacity.
- Ruwais targets start‑up by end‑2028 as a low‑emission, electricity‑driven LNG export plant that will deploy advanced technologies including AI tools to boost safety, efficiency and emissions performance.
- A US draft at the UN Security Council envisions a multinational force managing Gaza security through 2027 with tasks including disarmament, border control and protection of humanitarian corridors.
- The Palestinian Authority seeks integration of Palestinian police within any international deployment to preserve legal authority, while Israel reiterates that Hamas must be disarmed before new arrangements proceed.
- Sudan’s defense minister said the army will continue fighting the Rapid Support Forces despite US efforts for a humanitarian truce, as Turkey separately saw Abdullah Öcalan urge a legal‑constitutional track for the Kurdish question and Cyprus advanced gas export plans via Egypt from 2027.