Qatar is preparing plans to shut down the Qatargas and RasGas production facilities if the Strait of Hormuz is closed.

Virtually all cargoes from the world’s largest producer of LNG must pass through the waterway, which has become the centre of a diplomatic clash over Iran’s nuclear programme.

Qatar has been examining what would be required to move quickly to shut down all 14 liquefaction trains if Iranian officials make good on their threats to close Hormuz, according to media reports.

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