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Qatar Leases Tankers as LNG Market Hits Crisis Mode
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Qatar has offered two LNG carriers for lease to alleviate the vessel crunch in the liquefied natural gas market, where charter rates have surged to $300,000 per day due to traffic disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz.
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Qatar has offered two LNG carriers for lease amid a vessel crunch in the liquefied natural gas market and soaring daily rates, Bloomberg has reported, citing unnamed trading sources. The LNG carriers are off the west coast of Africa, the report noted. Qatar’s offer follows a massive surge in LNG tanker rates because of the traffic disruption in the Strait of Hormuz. This has seen charter rates for the vessels go from about $40,000 per day last week to as much as $300,000 per day on the route between the U.S. Gulf Coast and Europe. Rates on…
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