Ship-tracking data from Kpler and LSEG show at least four oil and gas carriers
abandoned transit of the Strait of Hormuz after an attack near the waterway.
Earlier on Tuesday a Qatari LNG carrier and a Saudi‑flagged crude tanker were
reported damaged; Iranian missiles were reported fired at vessels in the area
and maritime authorities raised the threat level for transiting ships to
"severe". Three QatarEnergy‑controlled LNG carriers — Al Ghariya, Duhail and Al
Ruwais — were empty and reversed course late Tuesday while westbound toward the
strait en route to load at Qatar's Ras Laffan export facility. Separately, an
India‑flagged tanker carrying about 2.0 mln barrels of Kuwaiti crude turned back
on Wednesday near the Gulf of Oman at the eastern approach to the strait.
