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Freeport LNG retracts force majeure, leaving its buyers with $8bn in loses

TOP US gas exporter Houston-based Freeport LNG has retracted the force majeure it initially declared after an explosion in June, a development that could cost its buyers billions of dollars in losses, Reuters reported yesterday, citing a document showed and three trading sources.

Tim Daiss
Freeport LNG retracts force majeure, leaving its buyers with $8bn in loses

Force majeure is a notice used to describe events outside a company's control, such as a natural disaster, which usually releases it from contractual obligation without penalty. The force majeure in...

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