# Here's how the Qatar rift could change the LNG markets

> The Gulf diplomatic rift involving Qatar is affecting LNG trade, with tankers redirected from Fujairah to distant ports. Analysts say the wider market is calm and Suez and Hormuz shipments are still moving. Buyers may increase spot purchases to diversify supply.

- Date: 2017-06-08 · published 2017-06-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Qatar · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/70691-here-s-how-the-qatar-rift-could-change-the-lng-markets
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

Logistical disruption and a shift toward spot buying raise short-term gas price risk. The impact on feed input costs depends on how long the rift lasts.

## Read by commodity

- NATGAS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NATGAS | 2017-06-08 | [Shell Tanker Diverted as Qatar Gulf Row Roils LNG Market](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70694-shell-tanker-diverted-as-qatar-gulf-row-roils-lng-market.md) | -3.2% | -4.3% |
| 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 | 2026-03-01 | [How the attack on Iran could impact the global oil market and economy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20773-how-the-attack-on-iran-could-impact-the-global-oil-market-and-economy.md) | +7.5% | +4.0% |
| NATGAS | 2026-03-03 | [European Gas Hits Three-Year High as Qatar LNG Halt Rocks Market - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20368-european-gas-hits-three-year-high-as-qatar-lng-halt-rocks-market-bloomberg.md) | +7.0% | -3.1% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- cnbc.com: https://www.cnbc.com/2017/06/07/heres-how-the-qatar-rift-could-change-the-lng-markets.html

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