[vc_row][vc_column offset=”vc_col-lg-9 vc_col-md-9″][vc_custom_heading source=”post_title” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][stm_post_details][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1777363093099{margin-bottom: 30px !important;}”]The first liquefied natural gas shipment since the war in the Middle East began two months ago appears to have traversed the Strait of Hormuz to exit the Persian Gulf.

The Mubaraz — which loaded a cargo from Abu Dhabi National Oil Co.’s Das Island facility in the United Arab Emirates around early March — is now passing the southern tip of India, according to ship-tracking data. The tanker had been idling inside the Gulf, but stopped sending a signal around March 31, before re-appearing west of India on April 27, the data show.

[/vc_column_text][stm_image_gallery images=”258,258,258,258″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1777363107137{margin-bottom: 60px !important;}”]The global energy market is laser focused on traffic through Hormuz, which has dwindled to almost zero over the past two months as Iran and the US imposed rival blockades. The closure of the waterway for roughly a fifth of global LNG supply has tightened the market, sending prices sharply higher.

It is a common tactic for ships to turn off transponders when passing Hormuz to mask detection, and ship data can also be jammed or updated. Adnoc, which owns the vessel through a unit, didn’t respond to a request for comment.

Source: https://www.moneycontrol.com/world/first-lng-shipment-since-war-began-appears-to-exit-hormuz-article-13901443.html/amp?utm_campaign=fullarticle&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=inshorts[/vc_column_text][stm_post_bottom][stm_post_about_author][stm_post_comments][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/4″ offset=”vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs”][stm_sidebar sidebar=”272″][/vc_column][/vc_row]