QatarEnergy Extends LNG Force Majeure into a Fourth Month; 21 Cargoes Cancelled

QatarEnergy says the force majeure on its LNG exports has now stretched into a fourth month, leaving it unable to deliver cargoes due through early September. According to reports, the number of cancelled shipments between April and September has reached 21 (about 2.7 billion cubic meters of gas). The force majeure was first declared in early March 2026 after Iranian strikes on the Ras Laffan complex.

Those strikes damaged two production trains (S4 and S6) and one of two gas-to-liquids units. Estimates suggest about 17% of Qatar's LNG capacity, close to 12.8 million tonnes a year out of a total 77 million, could stay offline for up to five years. Qatar is the world's largest LNG exporter, and the disruption is straining gas markets in Asia and Europe.