Issue 82: Increased LNG financing spearheaded by Japanese banks; grid batteries are starting to dislodge gas in California; Trans-Caspian pipeline hopes revived but major challenges remain Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, China, Cyprus, Czech Republic, France, India, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Malawi, Malaysia, Mauritania, Mexico, Netherlands, Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, South Korea, Spain, Tanzania, Türkiye, Turkmenistan, U.S., Uganda, UK, Ukraine, Vietnam, Zambia May 16, 2024