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Hormuz Crisis Is Rewriting the Global LPG Trade

The ITC said liquefied natural gas exports fell 95% and combined export volumes dropped 54% as shipping disruptions spread beyond the region.

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The Strait of Hormuz, the Middle East’s main choke point, is effectively closed as Iranian attacks on vessels continue, and the ripple effect is tearing through global supply chains. While crude oil and natural gas disruptions have grabbed headlines, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) also finds itself at the center of the crisis. The United States leads the world in LPG exports by a wide margin. However, the Gulf countries remain a critical supply c…

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An earthquake in global trade has caused the closure of the Strait of Ormuz: exports of liquefied natural gas have plummeted by 95%, those of urea by 83%, and Japan, which depended on the area's oil by 91%, has seen its crude oil imports drop by 64%. Although buyers [...] The ITC entry: The Ormuz crisis hits global trade: Japan loses 64% of its oil #5Ago was first published in El Impulso.

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UN News broke the news in New York, United States on Tuesday, August 4, 2026.
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