Qatar Restart: Liftings Recover, Global Relief Lags

Wednesday, 05 August 2026

Ras Laffan loaded 21 cargoes in July, the strongest month since the March shutdown, according to our data. But the recovery is still not reaching the global market: no Qatari cargo has departed for Europe since the closure, a third of July's liftings shuttled to Gulf neighbours, and several sit laden at the Ras Laffan anchorage.


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