QatarEnergy-controlled LNG tanker heads to Pakistan after exiting Hormuz, first in nearly three weeks

A QatarEnergy-controlled liquefied natural gas tanker exited the Strait of Hormuz overnight and is set to arrive at Pakistan’s Port Qasim on July 31, the first such vessel visible on ship-tracking data to leave the waterway since July 11, data from analytics firms showed on Thursday. The Al Areesh tanker, which loaded a cargo at Qatar’s Ras Laffan terminal around July 4-6, sailed out of the strait overnight on July 29, according to Kpler and LSEG data. LSEG data shows it is currently heading to Port Qasim, Pakistan, with an estimated arrival date of July 31. Its departure marks the first time a QatarEnergy-controlled LNG tanker exited the Strait of Hormuz since the Al Rekayyat was struck in early July.