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12.03.26 - 15:31
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"The Situation Is Dire": Half Of Available Global LNG Tankers Are Trapped In The Persian Gulf (ZeroHedge)
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"The Situation Is Dire": Half Of Available Global LNG Tankers Are Trapped In The Persian Gulf
There are thousands of ships in the global oil tanker fleet, by some estimates nearly as many as 9000 (and that excludes sanctions vessels). Just a fraction of these are either waiting to enter the blockaded straits of hormuz, or to leave it.
By contrast, the global LNG fleet is a tiny fraction, and now most of it is stuck inside the Persian Gulf.
According to the WSJ, at least 20 LNG carriers a bout half the available global fleet – are trapped in the Persian Gulf, with daily freight costs soaring as demand from Asia surges, according to ship brokers. Bloomberg lists the known LNG tankers which are currently transmitting their positions as follows:
Al Rayyan
Al Kharaitiyat
Umm Al Amad
Lebrethah
Gaslog Skagen
Sohar Lng
Disha
Al Daayen
Mubaraz
Al Sahla
Rasheeda
Patris
Seapeak Bahrain
Fuwairit
Mihzem
Mraikh
Al Ghashamiya
Most are located just off the UAE coastline:
“Th...
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12.03.26 - 09:30
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Middle East Conflict Tightens LNG Supply, Redirects Cargoes To Asia (ZeroHedge)
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Middle East Conflict Tightens LNG Supply, Redirects Cargoes To Asia
The shutdown of key gas export facilities in the Middle East is tightening global liquefied natural gas supplies, raising the risk of a deficit and pushing cargoes toward Asia as buyers compete for limited shipments, according to Bloomberg.
Ras Laffan in Qatar — the world's largest LNG export complex — has halted production, while shipping through the Strait of Hormuz has also been disrupted. Bloomberg calculations based on 2025 output suggest that roughly three Qatari LNG cargoes are effectively removed from the market for every day the disruption continues. A smaller export facility in Abu Dhabi is also unable to ship, leaving about 20% of global LNG supply offline.
The tightening market is already reshaping trade flows. Ship-tracking data compiled by Bloomberg show that at least nine LNG cargoes originally bound for Europe have diverted to Asia since the fighting began, with the pace increasing in recent days as spare ...
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