Edison announced on Monday that it has received a further extension of the force majeure notice from QatarEnergy covering an additional five LNG cargoes, scheduled for delivery to the Adriatic LNG terminal between July and mid-August 2026.
To date, a total of 17 LNG cargoes are subject to force majeure, representing approximately 2.2 billion cubic meters of gas, according to Edison
Since receiving the first notification from QatarEnergy in early March 2026, Edison has continued to work on replacing the volumes and maintaining the delivery slots.
As of May 25, 2026, Edison reports that it has replaced nine out of the now 17 cargoes, representing a volume of approximately 1 billion cubic meters of natural gas.
The company, as previously announced, confirms that it does not anticipate any impact on its end customers, thanks to the mitigation measures undertaken and the portfolio management activities already initiated.
Edison noted that the latest cargoes from Qatar date back to the end of March 2026 and that it received a total of 1.6 billion cubic meters of natural gas during the first quarter of the year.
Edison holds a long-term contract with QatarEnergy for the supply of 6.4 billion cubic meters of gas per year to Italy.
The contract, which has been in force since 2009, has a total duration of 25 years.
QatarEnergy stopped producing LNG at its giant Ras Laffan complex on March 2 due to military attacks on its operating facilities.
The LNG producer declared force majeure to its affected LNG buyers on March 4.
QatarEnergy announced that it expects the damage to its Ras Laffan complex caused by missile strikes to cost about $20 billion a year in lost revenue and to take up to five years to repair, impacting supply to markets in Europe and Asia.
