(Photo: Reuters)WASHINGTON — A Qatari complex housing the world’s largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) export plant suffered “extensive damage” amid a sharp escalation of attacks on energy facilities across the Persian Gulf. QatarEnergy said in a statement that several of its LNG facilities were hit, causing sizable fires and extensive further damage. The attack on Wednesday also resulted in extensive damage to Shell Plc’s gas—to-liquids plant at Ras Laffan, QatarEnergy said. The United States would retaliate if Qatar’s LNG facilities were attacked again, President Donald Trump said in a post on Truth Social. “If there is damage to the LNG plant, this is obviously more consequential, particularly given the limited inventories or stocks of LNG,” said Neil Beveridge, managing director of research at Bernstein.

Source: Bangkok Post March 19, 2026 08:01 UTC