# Exclusive-QatarEnergy buys US, other LNG to hedge future Hormuz disruptions By Reuters

> QatarEnergy is buying long-term LNG supplies from the US and other sources. CEO Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi said the strategy builds a trading and arbitrage hedge that would generate revenue if Strait of Hormuz exports are disrupted.

- Date: 2026-10-29 · published 2026-10-29T18:06:00.054Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Qatar · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/1448-exclusive-qatarenergy-buys-us-other-lng-to-hedge-future-hormuz-disruptions-by
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

Diversified LNG procurement by a major exporter adds to US LNG export demand and reflects the ongoing risk of Hormuz disruption to global gas supply.

## Read by commodity

- NATGAS: neutral

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## Sources

- investing.com: https://www.investing.com/news/commodities-news/exclusiveqatarenergy-buys-us-other-lng-to-hedge-future-hormuz-disruptions-4984306

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