Event·Closure·High severity

Six months into Hormuz blockade, Qatar and UAE test ways to keep LNG moving

09 SEP 2026 · 2100Z

LNG exporters are looking for ways around the disruption in Hormuz, with three Gulf cargoes recently moved using ship-to-ship transfers (STS) as Qatar and UAE exports remain far below pre-war levels. Qatar and the UAE are rerouting damaged LNG tankers via ship-to-ship transfers…