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Hormuz LNG flows extend rebound, still far below pre-war

More liquefied natural gas tankers are getting out of the Strait of Hormuz. At least three LNG shipments have left the waterway since late last week, according to ship-tracking data compiled by Bloomberg and Kpler, and that extends a recovery…

Qatar sells first public bond since Hormuz crisis began

Qatar is selling its first public international bond since November 2025, as the Gulf state seeks to plug a widening budget gap caused by the near-total shutdown of its liquefied natural gas exports during the U.S.-Iran war.

Qatar energy minister calls Bessent ‘wrong’ on Hormuz

Qatar's Energy Minister Saad Al-Kaabi on Sunday called U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent "wrong" for suggesting the Strait of Hormuz will become obsolete, pushing back publicly against Washington's characterization of the world's most important oil chokepoint during the Qatar Economic…

European gas prices hit three-year high on Hormuz risk, storage gap

European natural gas prices surged to their highest level in nearly three years on Tuesday, September 8, 2026, as the continent faced a deepening supply crunch driven by months of disrupted shipping through the Strait of Hormuz and a storage…

Hormuz crisis cuts LNG flows 92% as oil finds alternate routes

The crisis in the Strait of Hormuz has dealt a far heavier blow to global liquefied natural gas trade than to oil, exposing structural vulnerabilities in the LNG supply chain that have left major exporters like Qatar with almost no…

Empty Qatari LNG tankers head home, signaling export pivot

Several empty Qatari liquefied natural gas tankers are heading back toward the Persian Gulf, a sign that QatarEnergy may be positioning vessels to resume exports through the Strait of Hormuz after months of conflict-driven disruption. Six empty gas carriers linked…

Fitch affirms Qatar’s AA rating, forecasts 18.8% GDP contraction in 2026

Fitch Ratings on Friday affirmed Qatar's long-term credit rating at 'AA' and removed the Gulf state from Rating Watch Negative, but assigned a negative outlook as the ongoing disruption to liquefied natural gas exports through the Strait of Hormuz continues…

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Iran urges Qatar to move detained pilots to hospital on land

An Iranian military official on Saturday called on Qatar to transfer detained Iranian pilots to a hospital on land, claiming they are being held on water and are in "poor physical condition," according to a report by Reuters citing Tasnim…

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Qatar denies Iran’s claim it is holding three captured pilots

A diplomatic dispute has erupted between Iran and Qatar over the fate of three Iranian military pilots Tehran says were captured after their jets were shot down earlier this year, adding a new layer of tension to a region already…

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Iran says Qatar held three of its pilots since March

Iran on Saturday accused Qatar of detaining three of its military pilots since early March, when their Su-24 fighter jets were shot down during the opening days of the war with the United States and Israel, and appealed to the…

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Qatar says US-Iran mediation ongoing as Tehran denies direct talks

Qatar confirmed Tuesday that efforts to broker an agreement between the United States and Iran are "ongoing," even as Tehran denied that any direct negotiations are taking place. The statement came amid a flurry of regional diplomacy, with Pakistan separately…

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Qatari LNG tanker struck in Hormuz days after shipments resumed

A liquefied natural gas tanker carrying a Qatari shipment was struck by a projectile while transiting the Strait of Hormuz, according to security intelligence firms and ship-tracking data, in an attack that threatens to further disrupt deliveries through the contested…

North Asia braces for more extreme heat as LNG squeeze tightens

Extreme heat is tightening its grip across North Asia just as geopolitical disruptions squeeze the region's lifeline of liquefied natural gas, creating what energy analysts warn is a dangerous peak-summer convergence for fuel-importing economies.

Middle East war delays global LNG glut to 2028, BNEF says

The global liquefied natural gas market will shift into oversupply in 2028, a year later than previously forecast, as the war in the Middle East and damage to Qatar's export infrastructure continue to tighten near-term supply, according to a new…

JERA says LNG prices to hold firm as Qatar repairs drag on

Japan's JERA, the country's largest power generation company, expects liquefied natural gas prices to remain firm in the near term as repairs to Qatar's war-damaged LNG facilities drag on and Europe scrambles to rebuild depleted gas stocks ahead of winter.

IOC targets mid-2029 to elect 2036 Olympics host city

The International Olympic Committee approved a new timetable on Wednesday for selecting the host of the 2036 Summer Olympics, targeting mid-2029 for the final vote and introducing a new "Strategic Dialogue" phase aimed at increasing transparency in what has become…