Pakistan Pays Highest Spot LNG Price in Four Years as Qatar Supply Falters

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State-controlled Pakistan LNG Ltd has bought the most expensive cargo of liquefied natural gas on the spot market in four years as the recent re-escalation of the Hormuz crisis cut off cargoes from its term supplier, Qatar. The state-owned Pakistani LNG importer has bought a cargo for delivery early next week via a tender that closed on Wednesday. The cargo was bought at a price of about $20.70 per million British thermal units (MMBtu), traders familiar with the deal told Bloomberg on Thursday. The purchase price was the highest Pakistan…

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Original article published by OilPrice.com on July 16, 2026. Analysis and insights provided by AnalystMarkets AI.

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