Iranian Missiles Trigger Historic Arbitrage in Global Gas Markets #
QatarEnergy has formally declared force majeure on long-term LNG contracts following last week's Iranian drone strikes on the Ras Laffan Industrial City. The kinetic destruction of 17% of Qatari export capacity has instantly removed 5.8 million tons of liquefied natural gas from the global ledger this month alone. It is a $20 billion annualized revenue vaporisation for Doha, and a masterclass in asymmetrical market restructuring. When state infrastructure burns, private capital re-prices the ashes. The immediate reaction has been severe…