"With Qatar shutting down its LNG processing and LNG export capacity due to safety/security issues, the U.S. LNG export industry is primed to rake in massive profits. Natural gas prices in Europe jumped 50 percent on the news that Qatar was shutting in LNG."
"Iran announced it would close the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow body of water connecting the Persian Gulf to the Arabian Sea that sees about 20 million barrels of oil - roughly 20 percent of global consumption - pass through on tanker ships each day."
Military conflict between the U.S., Israel, and Iran has created significant disruptions to Middle Eastern energy production. Iran threatened to close the Strait of Hormuz, a critical shipping route for approximately 20 percent of global oil consumption. Qatar, the world's second-largest gas exporter, shut down LNG production and shipping after Iranian drone strikes on major complexes, jeopardizing 20 percent of global fossil gas supply. These disruptions have caused European natural gas prices to surge 50 percent. While global fuel prices spike and create affordability crises, U.S. fracking companies and the expanding American LNG export industry stand to gain substantial profits from reduced global supply and higher prices.
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