Hormuz: A Trickle, Not a Reopening

Wednesday, 13 May 2026

he Q-Flex Al Kharaitiyat became the first Qatari LNG carrier to clear the Strait of Hormuz since the conflict began on 28 February, transiting an Iran-approved northern route to Port Qasim under a Pakistan-brokered arrangement. ADNOC is running a parallel AIS-dark workaround. Two cargoes against a 230-plus shortfall is not a reopening.


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