Qatar expects to restore normal liquefied natural gas (LNG) production within the next few weeks, Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said in an interview with the Financial Times published on Wednesday.
The Qatari premier said establishing a direct hotline between the United States and Iran was essential to ensuring the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and preventing further escalation in the region.
QatarEnergy suspended LNG production after the United States and Israel launched military operations against Iran on February 28, following a drone attack on the company’s Ras Laffan gas facility.
The resumption of LNG production is expected to help stabilise global energy markets as efforts continue to implement the US-Iran peace agreement and restore normal shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.