May 25, 2026 [Reuters]- QatarEnergy has notified one of its biggest European customers that it ​will cancel five additional LNG cargoes, extending force majeure from ‌early July until mid-August, Italian utility Edison said on Monday.

Edison holds a long-term contract with QatarEnergy for the supply of 6.4 billion cubic meters ​of liquefied natural gas per year to Italy which ​has been impacted since April by disruptions linked to ⁠the Iran war.

Taking into account Monday’s notification, a total of ​17 LNG cargoes scheduled for delivery to Adriatic LNG terminal in ​northern Italy are subject to force majeure, representing a volume of approximately 2.2 billion cubic meters of gas (bcm), Edison said.

The utility, a unit of French ​energy group EDF, has been working on replacing the volumes, ​mainly via LNG coming from the United States, it said in April.

As of March ‌25, ⁠it replaced nine out of 17 cargoes cancelled by QatarEnergy, representing a volume of around 1 bcm of gas, it said.

Edison first-quarter operating profit halved mainly due to the negative effect of the ​force majeure declared ​by QatarEnergy. ⁠The group also trimmed its full-year guidance as a consequence of the uncertainty over the conflict ​in the Middle East.

The Italian company confirmed on ​Monday ⁠it did not anticipate any impact on its end customers.

Italy will likely begin receiving LNG from the Golden Pass LNG facility in the ⁠United ​States, a joint venture between QatarEnergy and ​Exxon Mobil, from June, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters in ​April.