According to vessel-tracking data, the LNG tanker Al Kharaitiyat, which was loaded earlier this month at Qatar Ras Laffan export terminal, has already exited the strait and is currently in the Gulf of Oman.
Pakistan has been listed as the next destination for the vessel.
The outlet noted that the tanker likely traveled along the northern route near the Iranian coastline, which Tehran had reportedly approved.
The Equasis database says the Al Kharaitiyat tanker belongs to the Qatari company Nakilat. Neither Nakilat nor QatarEnergy has commented on the situation so far.
Since the beginning of the conflict, the Strait of Hormuz has effectively remained blocked, seriously affecting global LNG supplies. Against this backdrop, LNG prices surged sharply, while Asian countries faced fuel shortages.
Despite the successful voyage of the Al Kharaitiyat, Bloomberg stressed that this does not yet signal a return to pre-war export volumes. Before the escalation, around three LNG tankers passed through the Gulf each day.
Qatar had previously attempted several times to ship LNG through the Strait of Hormuz, but the vessels were ultimately forced to turn back. According to Bloomberg, since the outbreak of the war in late February, Qatar had been unable to export any LNG cargo from the Persian Gulf.
As previously reported, the war in Iran and the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz have caused global oil reserves to decline rapidly. Bloomberg reports that, from early March through the end of April, global reserves fell by around 4.8 million barrels per day, marking a record pace of depletion.
The greatest risks of fuel shortages are currently being recorded in Asia, particularly in Indonesia, Pakistan, Vietnam, and the Philippines. Oil and aviation fuel stockpiles in the United States and Europe are also falling rapidly, boosting concerns over another spike in global energy prices.