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Middle East war: an LNG tanker crosses the Strait of Hormuz for the first time since the start of the conflict

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The liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier Mubaraz is loaded with 132,890 cubic meters of liquefied natural gas.

A ship fully loaded with liquefied natural gas (LNG) has crossed the Strait of Hormuz, a first since its near-closure caused by the conflict in the Middle East in early March, according to the specialized firm Kpler tracking raw material flows.

According to Kpler data, the Mubaraz carrier, controlled by the Emirati national oil company Adnoc, left the Gulf in early April with 132,890 cubic meters of LNG on board, through a passage that sees about 20% of the world’s LNG trade in peacetime. The ship loaded its cargo on Das Island, UAE, on March 2, turned off its AIS transponder in late March for a month, before reactivating it off the coast of India on Monday.

context: The article discusses a ship carrying liquefied natural gas that successfully crossed the Strait of Hormuz amid geopolitical tensions in the region. fact check: The ship had 132,890 cubic meters of LNG on board when it crossed the strait.