{
  "id": 14439313,
  "title": "Oman Overtakes U.S. as India's Top LNG Supplier in September",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/oman-overtakes-u-s-as-indias-top-lng-supplier-in-september",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-14T11:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "OilPrice",
    "slug": "oilprice",
    "url": "https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Oman-Overtakes-US-as-Indias-Top-LNG-Supplier-in-September.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In September, Oman emerged as India's leading LNG supplier, surpassing the United States which had held the top position for months following the Iran war. European buyers were purchasing American cargoes, intensifying competition and driving down spot U.S. supply to Asia. This arbitrage economics worked in Europe's favor, attracting U.S. LNG loads and emptying gas storage sites across the EU ahead of winter. Consequently, India increased imports of liquefied natural gas from other sources, making Oman its top supplier. India's imports from Oman climbed by 11.6% to 0.59 million tons in September, up from 0.34 million tons in August. The United States dropped to third place with imports down 60.7% to 0.34 million tons, according to Kpler tankering data. Nigeria ranked second with 0.35 million tons, though down 35% month over month. The United Arab Emirates was fourth, with shipments up 27.3% to 0.31 million tons. Among major LNG customers in South Asia, India performed better than Pakistan and Bangladesh, according to Wood Mackenzie's latest analysis. While India faced a price increase from $16.8–18.8 to $26.4 per million British thermal units MMBtu between March and September, demand remained strong.",
  "summary": "Oman was India’s single biggest LNG supplier in September, toppling the United States that held the top spot for months after the Iran war began, as European buyers are snapping up American cargoes and intensifying the competition of spot U.S. supply with Asia. The arbitrage economics have worked in Europe’s favor in recent weeks in attracting U.S. LNG cargoes, and European buyers gobbled up…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}