Qatar moves to recall empty LNG carriers as exports rise to 300,000 tons in week to June 19

Qatar is urgently calling back multiple empty LNG carriers as it seeks to restore roughly a fifth of global LNG exports within two months after the Strait of Hormuz reopened to safe passage. At least three Qatar-linked empty vessels have recently transited the strait, and Qatar loaded just over 300,000 tons in the week to June 19, the highest since early March, but still about a fifth of pre-war levels. Separately, an explosion and fire broke out on Sunday at the Barzan gas supply facility during a startup at Ras Laffan, and it remains unclear whether LNG output will be affected.