# QatarEnergy turns to US LNG with Woodside deal as Hormuz force majeure drags on | The National

> QatarEnergy signed a 20-year agreement to buy up to three million tonnes a year of LNG from Woodside Energy's Louisiana LNG project. The deal is part of Qatar's effort to hedge against ongoing Strait of Hormuz disruption and force majeure.

- Date: 2026-10-29 · published 2026-10-29T18:06:00.067Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Qatar · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/1451-qatarenergy-turns-to-us-lng-with-woodside-deal-as-hormuz-force-majeure-drags-on
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

Shifting Qatari buying toward US supply increases US LNG export demand, while the Hormuz disruption continues to tighten global supply.

## Read by commodity

- NATGAS: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NATGAS | 2026-10-29 | [Exclusive-QatarEnergy buys US, other LNG to hedge future Hormuz disruptions By Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/1448-exclusive-qatarenergy-buys-us-other-lng-to-hedge-future-hormuz-disruptions-by.md) | -1.8% | — |
| NATGAS | 2022-02-24 | [How Will Russia, Ukraine Conflict Impact U.S. LNG and Natural Gas Market?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42884-how-will-russia-ukraine-conflict-impact-u-s-lng-and-natural-gas-market.md) | +2.2% | +13.9% |
| NATGAS | 2024-08-26 | [Global Natural Gas Prices Seesaw Amid Increasing Supply Risks — LNG Recap](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29002-global-natural-gas-prices-seesaw-amid-increasing-supply-risks-lng-recap.md) | +5.6% | +30.5% |
| NATGAS | 2026-04-08 | [Big petrol and diesel price relief on the cards – Daily Investor](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10135-big-petrol-and-diesel-price-relief-on-the-cards-daily-investor.md) | -8.4% | -4.4% |
| NATGAS | 2022-12-04 | [OPEC+ keeps oil targets amid weakening economy, Russian sanctions \| OPEC News \| Al Jazeera](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38139-opec-keeps-oil-targets-amid-weakening-economy-russian-sanctions-opec-news-al.md) | +0.3% | -31.5% |

## Sources

- thenationalnews.com: https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/2026/10/29/qatarenergy-turns-to-us-lng-with-woodside-deal-as-hormuz-force-majeure-drags-on/

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