Mubaraz becomes first LNG tanker to exit Persian Gulf via Strait of Hormuz since war
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Updated · The Wall Street Journal · Apr 28
Mubaraz becomes first LNG tanker to exit Persian Gulf via Strait of Hormuz since war
13 articles · Updated · The Wall Street Journal · Apr 28
The Mubaraz, managed by an Abu Dhabi National Oil subsidiary, loaded over 130,000 cubic meters of LNG from Das Island in early March and is now en route to Tianjin, China.
The vessel disappeared from tracking at the end of March and reappeared west of India, marking the first successful LNG export since the conflict began.
More than a dozen LNG tankers remain trapped in the Persian Gulf, disrupting a route that normally handles about 20% of global LNG supply.
With LNG prices soaring, how will Asia's economies survive a prolonged Hormuz closure?
What is the fate of the 20,000 seafarers trapped inside the Persian Gulf?
Is one tanker's safe passage a real breakthrough or a calculated political signal?
Can US mine-clearing efforts realistically secure the world's most critical energy chokepoint?
Could this crisis permanently reshape global energy flows and hasten the end of fossil fuels?
Will a $40 billion US insurance fund convince shipping companies to risk a warzone?