LNG tanker carrying Qatari cargo struck in Strait of Hormuz as Mideast conflict drives oil rally

A liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker carrying a Qatari cargo was struck by a projectile while traversing the Strait of Hormuz, threatening super-chilled fuel supplies and driving oil prices to their biggest gains since March amid escalating regional conflicts. According to Bloomberg, security consultancies Vanguard Tec

A Qatari-flagged tanker carrying liquefied natural gas through the Strait of Hormuz was reportedly struck by a missile Saturday, while US embassies in the region began urging Americans to leave the Middle East. The Gaslog Shanghai LNG ship sustained damage to its engine room, rendering it inoperable off the Omani coast

The Strait of Hormuz, which connects the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea, is one of the world's most crucial oil and gas transit chokepoints, carrying roughly a quarter of the global seaborne oil trade.

The United ⁠Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) ⁠said on Saturday it had received reports of two maritime incidents off Oman, including one in which a tanker was struck by ‌an unknown projectile. In the first incident, a tanker was hit about 11 nautical miles northeast of Oman’s Lima. The vessel reported it was “

The IRGC said the "non-compliant oil tankers... were struck and brought to a halt, while four other oil tankers quickly changed course and returned to their previous positions".

Before the war, roughly a fifth of the world’s LNG passed through the strait, and the disruption has left Asian buyers scrambling.

Energy prices have soared again since fighting between US and Iran resumed two weeks ago as conflict spreads across Middle East Middle East crisis live – latest updates Iran said it struck two tankers trying to pass through the strait of Hormuz under the escort of the US military, as Donald Trump gathered his cabinet

Qatar sends first LNG shipment through Strait of Hormuz since tanker attack  thenationalnews.com

Its departure marks the first time a QatarEnergy-controlled LNG tanker exited the Strait of Hormuz since the Al Rekayyat was struck in early July.

QatarEnergy-controlled LNG tanker exits Hormuz, first in nearly three weeks  Reuters

The renewed hostilities in the Middle East lead Donald Trump to issue a foul-mouthed warning to Iran.

The renewed hostilities in the Middle East lead Donald Trump to issue a foul-mouthed warning to Iran.

The renewed hostilities in the Middle East lead Donald Trump to issue a foul-mouthed warning to Iran.

Iran is proposing a deal that would see it have significantly more control than Oman.

Hormuz, the narrow waterway between the Gulf and the Indian Ocean, is the main route for about a fifth of the world's oil supplies and other vital goods

Three 'offending' tankers targeted and stopped in Hormuz Strait, IRGC says Three "offending" oil tankers were targeted and stopped, the navy command of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced.  "A few hours ago, three offending tankers, which continued to move along an unsafe and illegal route despite our