New Zealand Prime Minister Hipkins: Very optimistic about the country’s future.

Shell (SHEL.N): The LNG market remains fragile and too complacent.

Japanese oil company Inpex executive: It is not easy technically to start production from the Abadi LNG project, but there is interest in speeding up the process.

Japanese oil company Inpex executive: No large-scale project shutdowns are expected in 2023 and 2024; large-scale shutdowns are planned for 2025.

Japanese oil company Inpex executive: Interested in U.S. LNG because of its flexibility, link to Henry Hub and cancellation clauses in the contract.

Japanese oil company Inpex executive: interested in buying U.S. LNG linked to Henry Hub prices.

Japanese oil company Inpex executive: LNG prices will not rise sharply during winter.

Indonesian Coordinating Minister of Maritime Affairs and Investment Panjaitan: Tesla will not seek expansion in the next 1-3 years.

Indonesian Maritime and Investment Coordinating Minister: Tesla is concerned about overcapacity.

CEO of U.S. LNG developer Venture Global: Japan is economically better positioned to handle the price surge than Europe because it has invested more in long-term contracts.

CEO of US LNG developer Venture Global: As more LNG capacity comes online, liquidity and trading capabilities in the short-term market have improved, but demand is also growing rapidly.

Sri Lanka’s Minister of State for Finance Seemasinghe: Sri Lanka plans to lift most import restrictions by the end of 2023.

Indonesian minister: Indonesia will not compromise baseload demand for coal retirement.

Ukrainian Military: Ukrainian air defense systems participated in the defense of air strikes against Kiev.

Sri Lanka’s Minister of State for Finance Seemasinghe: Sri Lanka will complete debt restructuring in the fourth quarter of 2023.

USD/SGD rose 0.2% to 1.364, its highest level since November 30, 2022.

Sri Lanka’s Minister of State for Finance Seemasinghe: Sri Lanka plans to complete domestic debt optimization in September.

Sri Lanka’s Minister of State for Finance Seemasinghe: Sri Lanka will pass the Financial Management Law before the end of 2023.

Sri Lanka’s Minister of State for Finance Seemasinghe: Sri Lanka’s economy will show growth starting from 2024.

National Hurricane Center: LEE is expected to rapidly intensify into an extremely dangerous hurricane over the weekend.