Iran Strikes Huge Qatari Gas Facility

European Gas Prices Jump 40 Percent After Strikes on Giant South Pars Gas Field

European gas prices surged on March 19, jumping as much as 40 percent before paring gains, after strikes on Iran’s giant South Pars gas field. Dutch TTF natural gas futures, considered the European benchmark, later eased back from their highs to around 20 percent on the day after briefly surging close to 40 percent intraday. On March 18, explosions were reported at Iran’s South Pars gas field, which is shared by Iran and Qatar. Iran Internationa…

Iran Strikes on Qatar Gas Trigger Global Energy Shock Fears

Impakter Iran Strikes on Qatar Gas Trigger Global Energy Shock Fears Today’s ESG Updates Global Markets Slide as Energy War Risks Intensify: European and Asian allies are stepping in to stabilise markets and secure vital shipping routes. Standard Chartered Expands Sustainable Finance with COFCO Deal: The loan links financing terms to climate adaptation and social safeguards in agricultural supply chains. Policy Reforms to Accelerate Germany’s AI…

‘Every day that goes by raises risk of economic calamity and more in poverty’

16:23, 19 Mar 2026Updated 16:51, 19 Mar 2026 “Armageddon” was the reaction of one expert after Iran’s double strike on Qatar’s vast liquefied natural gas terminal. The vast facility – three times the size of Paris – is 3,000 miles from the UK but the fall-out from the attacks risks turbo-charging the impact of the Middle East war on almost every household here. Just 1% of the UK’s gas supplies came from Qatar last year, suggesting on the face of…