ConfirmedShipping, energy & marketsBackgroundRas Laffan, Qatar
QatarEnergy halts LNG output after Iranian drones hit Ras Laffan and Mesaieed
- Mountain Time
- Local time
- 3:00 PM in Qatar
- Where
- Ras Laffan, Qatar
Qatar's Defense Ministry said one drone hit a QatarEnergy facility in Ras Laffan Industrial City and another a power-plant water tank in Mesaieed, with no casualties. QatarEnergy then halted production of liquefied natural gas and associated products with no timeline for restarting, and European benchmark gas prices jumped more than 40%.
Why it matters
Qatar is one of the world's top gas suppliers and a key source of the LNG Europe uses to replace Russian pipeline gas, so the halt turned the war into a global gas-supply shock.
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