Vessel-tracking shows six Qatar-linked empty LNG carriers are in the Gulf of Oman or inbound to the Persian Gulf; Kpler reports a seventh recently transited the Strait of Hormuz and is now in the Persian Gulf en route to Qatar. Qatar supplied about one-fifth of global LNG and has all but halted exports since a tanker was attacked in late July. The ship movements contrast with a marked rebound in Qatari oil exports over the past month. Movements suggest Doha may be repositioning tonnage to resume

Vessel-tracking shows six Qatar-linked empty LNG carriers are in the Gulf of Oman or inbound to the Persian Gulf; Kpler reports a seventh recently transited the Strait of Hormuz and is now in the Persian Gulf en route to Qatar. Qatar supplied about one-fifth of global LNG and has all but halted exports since a tanker was attacked in late July. The ship movements contrast with a marked rebound in Qatari oil exports over the past month. Movements suggest Doha may be repositioning tonnage to resume LNG exports via the Strait of Hormuz despite renewed U.S.-Iran tensions and Tehran’s plan to designate an exclusion zone outside the strait. QatarEnergy did not respond to requests for comment.