Commodities

Gas Prices Surge as Qatar Shuts World’s Largest LNG Export Plant

QatarEnergy’s Ras Laffan plant supplies about a fifth of global LNG supply.

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Qatar shut LNG production at the world’s largest export facility after it was targeted in an Iranian drone attack, sending European gas prices surging as much as 54%.

QatarEnergy’s Ras Laffan plant covers about a fifth of global liquefied natural gas supply, and the unprecedented halt now threatens energy security and rattled global markets.