Red Sea LNG route increasingly uncertain
The route for LNG traffic through the Red Sea is becoming increasingly uncertain, after Qatar, the biggest user of the route for LNG cargoes in 2023, paused from sending its ships via the Red Sea. During the weekend of 13-14 January, the Middle Eastern producer halted ships that had been heading through the Red Sea towards the Bab al-Mandab strait at the bottom of the sea. Three laden tankers that were heading west to Europe paused to wait by Oman: the Al Ghariya, Al Huwaila and Al Nuaman.
