![\"Image](\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/theme\/images\/th-online\/1x1_spacer.png\" "\\"Image")
<\/picture><\/div>\nThe monthly tally of laden liquefied natural gas (LNG) tankers exiting the \u200bStrait of Hormuz reached its highest in October since \u200cthe U.S.-Iran conflict disrupted shipping this year, vessel \u200btracking data showed.<\/p>\n
* Last month, \u206031 LNG tankers went through the key waterway, according to data from S&P Global Energy, of which \u200c23 were loaded at Ras Laffan in Qatar and eight at Das Island \u200cin the United Arab Emirates.<\/p>\n
* October exports \u200cwere \u2060the highest since February when the war \u2060started and were up from September\u2019s corresponding tally of 23 vessels exiting the strait, the data showed.<\/p>\n
* \u201cWe are \u200blooking at UAE \u200cback to pre-war transit levels and Qatar at over 30% of pre-war Hormuz transits,\u201d said Eric Yep, a senior principal analyst at \u200cS&P Global Energy.<\/p>\n
* Kpler\u2019s shiptracking data showed \u200b42 LNG cargoes were loaded in October, up from 27 in September.<\/p>\n
* \u2060The changes come as Ras Laffan\u2019s October loadings reached 35 cargoes, surpassing 2.7 million tons, the \u200chighest since the war started, according to Kpler data. Qatar exported nearly 6.2 million tons in February.<\/p>\n
* Two of the vessels carrying LNG from Ras Laffan that exited the strait subsequently conducted ship-to-ship (STS) transfers off the coast of \u200cOman\u2019s Sohar anchorage, Kpler data showed. The SC Prestige \u200btransferred LNG to the BW ENN Crystal Sky, which is now bound for \u2060South Korea.<\/p>\n
* The Al Mafyar moved its LNG \u2060to Shandong Redwood and Ejnan, both of which delivered the cargoes to Pakistan.<\/p>\n
* \u200cDas Island exports held steady at seven loadings in October, flat with September, Kpler \u200bdata showed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n