Qatar Moves Six LNG Tankers Toward Gulf as Export Restart Looms

Qatar is bringing empty LNG ships home in possible export pivot

Six empty Qatari LNG carriers are heading toward the Gulf of Oman, while 15 gas-filled vessels remain stranded behind Hormuz as buyers scramble for replacement supply.

Qatar sends empty LNG ships back toward Gulf amid signs exports could resume

Several LNG tankers associated with Qatar are currently en route to the Persian Gulf, hinting at a potential restart of shipments through the critical Strait of Hormuz. The intensifying conflict between the US and Iran is complicating shipping dynamics in the region, prompting Asian and European buyers to explore other supply options as prices remain high. Empty tankers are being arranged around the waterway in light of the situation's volatilit…

Qatar Moves Six LNG Tankers Toward Gulf as Export Restart Looms

Half a dozen empty liquefied natural gas carriers are en route to Qatar in what may be a sign that QatarEnergy is preparing to restart loadings, Bloomberg has reported, citing ship-tracking data from Kpler. The data showed six tankers with links to Iran currently located in the Gulf of Oman or approaching it, with another tanker recently crossing the Strait of Hormuz and heading for the Qatari coast, Bloomberg said. QatarEnergy successfully sent…

LNG carrier u-turns on apparent planned Hormuz transit

Q-Flex in ballast returns to position off United Arab Emirates coastline