Qatar Loses $24 Billion as LNG Exports Collapse 96%
energy_supply_shockMiddle EastOilPrice26 Aug, 11:00 UTC
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Six months since the Iran war crippled Qatar’s LNG exports via the Strait of Hormuz, the world’s second-largest liquefied natural gas exporter has lost $24 billion in sales as exports tumbled by as much as 96%, Reuters calculations showed on Wednesday. The number of LNG cargoes that Qatar has managed to export crashed to just 18, down from 509 cargoes shipped from Qatar in the same period of last year, per data from data intelligence firm ICIS cited by Reuters. Qatar’s LNG exports are arguably the biggest energy commodity casualty…
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