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Qatar Asks Vessels at Key LNG Port To Go Dark for Safety
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May 12, 2026 · 1 min listen
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Qatar has requested LNG vessels near its Ras Laffan LNG port to switch off their transponders as part of safety measures at the key export port of the world’s second-largest LNG exporter before the war, anonymous sources with knowledge of the plan told Bloomberg on Tuesday. The de facto closure of the Strait of Hormuz has trapped about 20% of daily global LNG flows, mostly those previously shipping out of Qatar and part of the UAE’s LNG flows. In addition, Iranian drone and missile strikes on energy infrastructure…
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