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LNG tankers held up over weekend following US, UK strikes on Houthis - data
At least four liquefied natural gas (LNG) tankers were held up over the weekend amid further escalation in the region after U.S. and British forces launched dozens of air strikes against Houthi forces. The Al Ghariya, Al Huwaila and Al Nuaman had loaded at Ras Laffan in Qatar and were supposed to head to the Suez Canal but stopped off the coast of Oman on Jan. 14, according to LSEG shiptracking data. The Al Rekayyat stopped along its route on Jan. 13 in the Red Sea. "It is a pause to get security advice, if passing (through the) Red Sea remains unsafe we will go via the Cape," said a source with direct knowledge ... (full story)