Qatar Moves Six LNG Tankers Toward Gulf as Export Restart Looms

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QatarEnergy has dispatched six empty LNG tankers toward the Gulf of Oman, signaling a potential restart of LNG exports. Recent ship movements through the Strait of Hormuz suggest resumption following previous cargo shipments and highlight regional energy and shipping activities.

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 an LNG cargo via the Strait of Hormuz at the end of July, three weeks after one of its LNG carriers…