NO. 1: A gas leak at the Hammerfest LNG export terminal in Norway that occurred during maintenance has shut the plant down until Friday.

The facility, which is operated by Equinor ASA was evacuated Tuesday, and the leak has since been stopped. The cause is under investigation. Hammerfest is Europe’s only large-scale export terminal. It liquefies gas from the Snohvit field in the Barents Sea. 

European and Asian natural gas prices edged higher Thursday amid a supply squeeze. Other Norwegian gas maintenance was limiting flows to Europe, while  the broader market continues to watch the Freeport liquefied natural gas plant in the United States, where feed gas flows have again declined. 

NO. 2: Japan’s LNG inventories jumped by 26.5% to 2.05 million tons (Mt) on April 21 from...