Qatar’s LNG Export Halt Extends to Longest Since at Least 2008

Qatar’s LNG export plant—the world’s largest—has gone five days without exporting a shipment, the longest streak in data back to 2008. The halt tightens global LNG supply and raises the risk of upward pressure and volatility in spot natural gas and LNG prices if the disruption continues.

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Qatar’s LNG export plant—the world’s largest—has gone five days without exporting a shipment, the longest streak in data back to 2008. The halt tightens global LNG supply and raises the risk of upward pressure and volatility in spot natural gas and LNG prices if the disruption continues.