The strike was part of attacks by Iran on energy infrastructure in Qatar and fellow U.S. ally Saudi Arabia. Qatar Energy, which produces and exports LNG, said in a statement Monday that it “ceased production” at the facility. It is unclear how long it will take Qatar Energy to repair the plant. In India, the second-largest importer of Qatari LNG, gas supplies to industrial users are being cut, according to local media reports, leading ceramics manufacturers in that country to pause operations. “Any wind farm, any solar installation in Europe is less natural gas they have to import.”“Europe is the only major economy in the world using less natural gas today than they did a decade ago,” he said.

Source: Washington Post March 05, 2026 22:01 UTC