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Updated · Bloomberg · May 11Mihzem LNG tanker enters Strait of Hormuz
12 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · May 11
- The Qatar-loaded vessel is heading northeast and signaling Pakistan as its next destination, according to ship-tracking data.
- It loaded at Ras Laffan in late February and has moved into waters in the strait that Tehran claims to control.
- The transit follows Pakistan's negotiations with Iran to secure passage for several liquefied natural gas shipments through the strategic chokepoint.
Is Iran's new maritime regime for Hormuz signaling the end of free transit in global chokepoints? Will Pakistan's energy deal with Iran create a new model for nations to bypass global conflicts? How will the world replace the massive LNG supply lost from Qatar's production shutdown?