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Qatar warns war will force Gulf to stop energy exports within weeks


Qatar warns war will force Gulf to stop energy exports within weeks

This photo shows QatarEnergy's operating facilities in Ras Laffan Industrial City on March 2, 2026. Qatar suspended liquefied natural gas production on March 2, causing a massive leap in prices, after Iranian strikes hit Gulf energy facilities in a new escalation of the Middle East war. (Credit: AFP)

Qatar's energy minister Saad al-Kaabi said that even if the war ended immediately it would take Qatar "weeks to months" to return to a normal cycle of deliveries, he told the Financial Times in an interview published on Friday.

Qatar's energy minister Saad al-Kaabi said that even if the war ended immediately it would take Qatar "weeks to months" to return to a normal cycle of deliveries, he told the Financial Times in an interview published on Friday.