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(Bloomberg) — Qatar is asking ships at its main liquefied natural gas export facility to turn off their transponders, according to people familiar with the matter.
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The directive came this week for vessels within Ras Laffan port, anchorages and port waters to switch off their Automatic Identification System, the people said, asking not to be identified because of lack of authorization to speak to media. The move is a safety measure, one of the people.
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QatarEnergy didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.
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At least nine LNG tankers that were anchored near Qatar stopped sending signals from May 11, according to ship-tracking data compiled by Bloomberg.
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The waters around the Persian Gulf, where the port is located, have faced major security issues during the war in the Middle East that’s now into its third month. A cargo ship was targeted by a drone in Qatari waters last week, causing a small fire, according to the country’s defense ministry. Earlier attacks have also hit the nation’s sprawling LNG export facilities, which the energy minister has said could take years to repair.
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The war has also resulted in Iran practically shutting the Strait of Hormuz, choking off a vital route for the vast oil and gas supplies from the region, including from Qatar. One shipment from the country transited the chokepoint over the past weekend, following Pakistan’s talks with Iran to allow safe passage, according to people familiar with the matter.
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A second vessel Mihzem, loaded with Qatari LNG and signaling Pakistan as its destination, appeared to slightly turn back from the Strait of Hormuz after initially approaching the waterway, according to ship-tracking data compiled by Bloomberg. But the vessel hasn’t sent a signal since midnight local time, and it isn’t clear if it continued the journey through.
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