Asia's LNG Imports Hit 7-Year March Low as War Chokes Qatari Supply

Asia's LNG Imports Hit 7-Year March Low as War Chokes Qatari Supply

Asia's LNG imports slumped in March to the lowest level in seven years for the month as the closed Strait of Hormuz trapped the supply and Qatar declared force majeure following Iranian missile strikes on its LNG infrastructure. Asian imports of liquefied natural gas dropped by 4.3% from a year earlier to 21.12 million tons in March 2026, the April monthly gas market report by the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GCEF) showed. This was the lowest …

Arab LNG exports slump by a quarter with key facilities damaged

Hormuz blockade another factor Steep fall for Qatar and UAE Arab share of global trade below 20% Arab exports of liquefied natural gas declined by nearly a quarter in the first three months of 2026 due to the closure of Strait of Hormuz and the damage to key gas facilities in Qatar, according to an official report. LNG exports by Qatar, the UAE and other Arab gas producers slumped to about 22 million tonnes in the first quarter of this year from…

Can U.S. Exporters Plug the Qatar LNG Supply Gap? Yes We Can! - Marcellus Drilling News

You’ve seen the headlines and maybe read the news that “Qatar supplies 20 percent of the world’s LNG.” Iran bombed Qatar’s LNG export facility in early March and took it offline. The world press had a stroke, predicting a natural gas Armageddon without 20% of LNG coming from Qatar. But what’s this? U.S. LNG exporters...

Qatar LNG faces long road back after unprecedented disruption

Qatar’s LNG export machine has suffered its most severe disruption in more than two decades, with analysts warning that while flows could partially recover within months, a full return to pre-war levels may take years. Data compiled by tanker and gas analyst Nikolas Zannikos at AXSMarine shows just how sharp the drop has been. After …