{"id":100385,"date":"2026-05-06T10:33:53","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T10:33:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/100385\/"},"modified":"2026-05-06T10:33:53","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T10:33:53","slug":"adnoc-appears-to-export-second-lng-shipment-through-hormuz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/100385\/","title":{"rendered":"Adnoc Appears to Export Second LNG Shipment Through Hormuz"},"content":{"rendered":"

By\u00a0Stephen Stapczynski<\/p>\n

May 6, 2026 (Bloomberg) \u2013Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. appears to have been able to export a second liquefied natural gas shipment through the Strait of Hormuz, according to ship-tracking data compiled by Bloomberg, even as the Iran war halts most traffic.<\/p>\n

The Mraweh tanker, which is owned by Adnoc, was seen loaded with a cargo near northern Indonesia on Wednesday, with Japan listed as its next destination, after not transmitting a location for over two weeks, shipping data shows. The vessel was previously spotted empty on April 19, idling near the eastern entrance of Hormuz.<\/p>\n

It isn\u2019t immediately clear where the ship picked up the fuel. Since 2021, it has only taken shipments from Adnoc\u2019s Das Island LNG export plant in the Persian Gulf, according to shipping data.<\/p>\n

Adnoc didn\u2019t immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n

If confirmed, it would only be the\u00a0second<\/a>\u00a0known LNG shipment exported from the Persian Gulf since the war began at the end of February. The Mubaraz \u2014 which loaded a cargo from Das Island in early March \u2014 also stopped sending a signal in late-March before reappearing nearly a month later crossing the southern tip of India.<\/p>\n

Adnoc appears to still be loading LNG from its Das Island facility. Satellite images showed another tanker docked there on Tuesday, despite the shipping data not signaling any carriers in the area.<\/p>\n

Movement through Hormuz remains fraught with risk, as the US and Iran struggle to agree a peace deal and have implemented their own de facto blockades. Iranian drones struck an empty\u00a0Adnoc tanker<\/a>\u00a0off the coast of Oman earlier this week, according to the company.<\/p>\n

The ongoing conflict has throttled roughly a fifth of global LNG supply, sending gas prices higher in Europe and Asia, and triggering energy\u00a0shortages<\/a>\u00a0in some emerging economies.<\/p>\n

While the potential passage may raise hopes of increased LNG exports from the region, most other vessels in the Gulf appear to be remaining in place. Before the war, roughly three loaded LNG carriers transited Hormuz daily.<\/p>\n

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