Nordic governments have ramped up plans to expand nuclear power capacity, as Europe re-embraces atomic energy to counter energy security worries and price volatility intensify.

In what appears to be the first exit from the Persian Gulf by oil tankers without permission from Iran, three large vessels linked to Oman left the Strait of Hormuz by hugging the sultanate’s coastline, Bloomberg reported on April 3.

A Japanese LNG carrier belonging to Mitsui OSK Lines has become the first LNG vessel to pass through the Strait of Hormuz since the conflict erupted in the Middle East.

Japan’s largest energy company JERA has terminated its long-term LNG sales and purchase agreement with US developer Commonwealth LNG.