Qatar LNG Hit by Missile Attack, $20 Billion Annual Loss Reported

QatarEnergy ke CEO Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi ne confirm kiya hai ki Ras Laffan Industrial City par missile hamlon ki wajah se LNG production ko bhari nuqsan hua hai.

Reports ke mutabiq, do bade LNG trains aur ek GTL plant damage ho gaye hain, jisse saalana lagbhag $20 billion ka revenue loss ho raha hai. Yeh facility lagbhag $26 billion ki cost se tayar ki gayi thi.

Is hadse ke baad Qatar ki gas export capacity mein kareeban 17% ki girawat aayi hai aur repair hone mein 3 se 5 saal lag sakte hain. Qatar ne kai mulkon (Italy, Belgium, South Korea, China) ke saath gas supply contracts par “Force Majeure” declare kar diya hai.

India ke liye bhi yeh ek bada concern hai kyunki desh apni LNG ka kareeban 47% Qatar se import karta hai. Is wajah se India mein gas, bijli aur fertilizer ki qeematon par asar pad sakta hai.

Experts ke mutabiq, agar situation aise hi rahi to global energy crisis aur inflation ka khatra aur badh sakta hai.