Exclusive: Shell declares force majeure to clients who buy Qatari LNG, sources say [View all]

Source: Reuters

Shell, the world's largest liquefied natural gas ‌trader, has declared force majeure on LNG cargoes it buys from QatarEnergy and sells to its clients worldwide, three sources told Reuters on Wednesday.

Qatar, the world's ​second-largest exporter of LNG, announced a production halt at its ​77 million tons per annum (mtpa) facility last week and declared ⁠force majeure on LNG shipments.

Other Qatari LNG ​buyers, including TotalEnergies and some Asian companies, have received force majeure notices ​from Qatar and told customers they would not be selling them Qatari LNG as long as the facilities remain shut, two other sources said.

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Qatari Energy Minister Saad al-Kaabi told the Financial Times last week that it ​would take "weeks to months" to return to normal deliveries, ​even ⁠if the war ended today. QatarEnergy declared force majeure on LNG shipments on Wednesday.

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/shell-totalenergies-others-declare-fm-their-clients-who-take-lng-qatar-sources-2026-03-11/

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Force majeure is "a notice used ​to describe events outside a company's control, such as a natural disaster, which ‌usually ⁠releases it from contractual obligation without penalty."

In other words the tRump-Bibi war is fucking up much of the world.