Near the Strait of Hormuz, 2 Qatari Tanker Ships Carrying LNG Backwards

Illustration of a tanker ship transporting liquefied natural gas (LNG) from its terminal. (Diego F. Parra-Unsplash)

JAKARTA - At least two ships carrying liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Qatar turned back when they began approaching the Strait of Hormuz. This was known based on ship tracking data.

Al Jazeera reported on Monday, April 6, that the tanker was from the industrial city of Ras Laffan, the world's largest LNG production and export center located 80 km north of Doha, Qatar.

If the ships manage to cross the straits located in Iran and Oman, it will be the first LNG cargo transit ship through the Strait of Hormuz since the US-Israel attacked Iran on February 28.

Data from analytics companies Kpler and LSEG showed the two tankers, Al Daayen and Rasheeda, loaded their cargo in late February.

The data also showed that the Al Daayen tanker is currently signaling to China.

In addition, Kpler data shows that both tankers are controlled by QatarEnergy. QatarEnergy has not commented on this development.