# QatarEnergy Extends LNG Force Majeure to End of 2026 | OilPrice.com

> QatarEnergy extended its force majeure on LNG deliveries through the end of 2026. European natural gas prices rose to their highest level since autumn 2022 as Europe and Asia lose certain term supply heading into winter.

- Date: 2026-10-28 · published 2026-10-29T06:06:01.541Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Global · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/266-qatarenergy-extends-lng-force-majeure-to-end-of-2026-oilprice-com
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md), [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

Tighter global LNG supply lifts gas and energy costs, which raises fertilizer nitrogen production costs and supports energy-linked feed input prices.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bullish ▲
- NATGAS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NATGAS | 2026-08-28 | [Gas Prices in Asia and Europe Jump as Qatar Extends LNG Force Majeure \| OilPrice.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18063-gas-prices-in-asia-and-europe-jump-as-qatar-extends-lng-force-majeure-oilprice.md) | +1.1% | +10.5% |
| NATGAS | 2024-03-25 | [Qatar outage widens US, European LNG spread to 2029 \| Latest Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31400-qatar-outage-widens-us-european-lng-spread-to-2029-latest-market-news.md) | +10.0% | +8.6% |
| NATGAS | 2026-03-02 | [Why QatarEnergy’s LNG production halt could shake up global gas markets \| Explainer News \| Al Jazeera](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20369-why-qatarenergy-s-lng-production-halt-could-shake-up-global-gas-markets.md) | +7.5% | +4.0% |
| NATGAS | 2017-06-08 | [Here's how the Qatar rift could change the LNG markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70691-here-s-how-the-qatar-rift-could-change-the-lng-markets.md) | -3.2% | -4.3% |
| NATGAS | 2026-08-24 | [US LNG exports set for endurance test as high gas prices bite \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18057-us-lng-exports-set-for-endurance-test-as-high-gas-prices-bite-reuters.md) | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| UREA | 2026-10-28 | [European gas price crosses €100 for first time since 2022 as EU warns of new crisis \| Euronews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/267-european-gas-price-crosses-100-for-first-time-since-2022-as-eu-warns-of-new.md) | -1.3% | — |
| UREA | 2022-04-27 | [Rocketing fertiliser prices forecast to continue amid war and surging cost of fuel](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6218-rocketing-fertiliser-prices-forecast-to-continue-amid-war-and-surging-cost-of.md) | -18.9% | -19.2% |
| UREA | 2026-04-30 | [World Bank Warns Fertilizer Prices Could Rise More Than 30% in 2026 - Ecofin Agency](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7256-world-bank-warns-fertilizer-prices-could-rise-more-than-30-in-2026-ecofin-agency.md) | -10.0% | -17.6% |

## Sources

- oilprice.com: https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/QatarEnergy-Extends-LNG-Force-Majeure-to-End-of-2026.html

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