# Shell Tanker Diverted as Qatar Gulf Row Roils LNG Market

> Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Egypt and others cut diplomatic and transport ties with Qatar, and a Shell cargo was rerouted from the US to Dubai. A cluster of 17 LNG tankers is now waiting off Ras Laffan. UK gas prices rose over 4.5% after two Qatari tankers changed course.

- Date: 2017-06-08 · published 2017-06-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Qatar · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/70694-shell-tanker-diverted-as-qatar-gulf-row-roils-lng-market
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

Export-port blockades and tanker diversions tighten prompt LNG supply and push gas prices higher. Energy cost increases feed into fertilizer and processing costs for feed producers.

## Read by commodity

- NATGAS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2026-03-03 | [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% |
| NATGAS | 2024-12-30 | [Global Natural Gas Prices Mixed as Market Tracks Tightening Supplies — LNG Recap](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27150-global-natural-gas-prices-mixed-as-market-tracks-tightening-supplies-lng-recap.md) | +20.6% | +7.4% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- gcaptain.com: https://gcaptain.com/shell-tanker-diverted-qatar-gulf-row-roils-lng-market/

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