Amidst threats, QatarEnergy suspends Red Sea LNG shipping and requests security advice.
Amidst threats, QatarEnergy suspends Red Sea LNG shipping and requests security advice. By Andrew Mills, Emily Chow, and Maha El Dahan January 15, 2024 Source reuters.com January 15, DOHA/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - A senior source with direct knowledge of the situation told Reuters on Monday that QatarEnergy, the second-largest exporter of liquefied natural gas in the world, has ceased sending vessels via the Red Sea even though production is still ongoing. Since November, the Houthi group in Yemen, which is supported by Iran, has been assaulting ships in the Red Sea. This particular route is responsible for almost 12% of all shipping traffic worldwide. The organization claims to be supporting the Palestinians in their conflict with Israel. Following the response of many air and naval attacks by American and British forces against Houthi positions in Yemen, at least four tankers that were transporting Qatari LNG were stall