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force majeure

[fawrs ma-zhœr] / fɔrs maˈʒœr /


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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

Earnings visibility should remain supported by firm LNG charter contracts with QatarEnergy, easing concerns about potential disruptions after QatarEnergy’s force majeure on LNG supply obligations, the analyst says.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 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

Alba—a leading aluminum producer in Bahrain—declared force majeure, freeing the company from its contractual liabilities, on March 4 due to the conflict, according to multiple sources.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

It was not age that caused him to leave his romantic profession; nor unworthiness of its traditions, nor gun-shot wound, nor drink; but grim necessity and force majeure.

From Tales of Wonder by Dunsany, Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, Baron




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