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Eight empty carriers have arrived at Ras Laffan and more are en route. QatarEnergy is preparing undamaged facilities for resumed operations by October.
com reported on June 26, 2026. One additional carrier is approaching the complex and two more are heading toward the Strait of Hormuz, according to ship-tracking data cited in the report.
And Israeli war with Iran. Retaliatory Iranian strikes damaged a portion of the gas processing capacity at Ras Laffan. An explosion at the hub earlier this week killed 13 people and injured 66. Initial estimates placed full repairs at between two and five years.
QatarEnergy has stated it aims to restore normal operations at the undamaged parts of the facility by October 2026. "Within a few weeks, production will come back to normal, except the damaged facility," Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani said. "Our teams have been mobilised already for a few weeks.
QatarEnergy has not officially lifted the force majeure declaration. Philip Mshelbila, head of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum, said that if the Strait of Hormuz remains open, gas markets will begin to stabilize in the third quarter of 2026 and rebalance in the fourth quarter.
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en.globes.co.ilLebanon and Israel signed a U.S.-brokered framework agreement on June 26 that outlines steps for Israeli forces to leave southern Lebanon in stages. The deal gives the Lebanese army control of pilot zones where it must disarm Hezbollah before reconstruction begins.
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