Shiptracking data shows at least four empty Qatar LNG carriers heading back toward Ras Laffan

Shiptracking data show at least four empty LNG carriers owned by Qatar are sailing back toward Middle East waters and signalling Ras Laffan as their next destination, with another chartered ship also heading to the region. The movements follow damage at Ras Laffan after Iran’s missile strikes, which wiped out 17 per cent of Qatar’s LNG capacity. The Strait of Hormuz has shown limited signs of reopening after a US-Iran memorandum of understanding, but continued drone attacks have kept transit risks elevated. Qatar supplies 41.4 per cent of India’s total LNG imports, sharpening expectations that exports could restart.