Qatar LNG Tankers Make First Move Through Hormuz Since War Began

Two tankers that loaded LNG from Qatar before the war began appear to be attempting to exit the Strait of Hormuz in what could be the first export of Qatari LNG in over a month. The Al Daayen and the Rasheeda, which took Qatari LNG at the end of February just before the war started, have idled in the Persian Gulf for a month as Iran effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz to vessel traffic after the U.S. and Israel began bombing it on February 28. Now the two LNG carriers loaded with Qatari gas are moving east toward the opening of the Strait of…