Libya's oil and gas minister said the country plans to raise natural gas production to 4 billion standard cubic feet per day within three to five years.

Pentagon officials told the DoD inspector general that U.S. strikes on Iranian targets in the initial months of Operation "Epic Fury" burned so much ammunition they caused strategic stockpile shortfalls and exposed industrial-base bottlenecks. An IG report released Monday covering operations through June 30 says procurement officials are working to simplify acquisition, shorten production and delivery cycles, and preposition key materials, components and selected munitions to enable rapid response. The department estimates roughly $22.3 bln of munitions were consumed and total costs exceeded $33 bln through late June. The report marks official confirmation of issues the Trump administration had repeatedly downplayed.

Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) reported a M6.2 earthquake 42 km northeast of North Maluku province at 17:58 local time on Sept. 14, at a depth of 145 km; no tsunami risk was reported.