Energy Security

Choke point: Crucial Middle East gateway poses fresh global gas supply disruption risks

A wider conflict affecting trade flows through the Strait of Hormuz could result in more than 80 million tpa of LNG from Qatar and UAE being removed from the global market

A US Navy service specialist stands guard next to a machine gun aboard the USS Paul Hamilton in the Strait of Hormuz.
A US Navy service specialist stands guard next to a machine gun aboard the USS Paul Hamilton in the Strait of Hormuz.Photo: AP/SCANPIX
Middle East and South Asia EditorNew Delhi
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Published 17 April 2024, 07:16Updated 17 April 2024, 07:29