- A second Qatari LNG tanker has exited the Strait of Hormuz successfully over the weekend
- The Mihzem, fully laden, is sailing from the Persian Gulf to Pakistan via the Gulf of Oman
- The Singapore-flagged tanker stopped sending positioning signals due to regional security concerns
A second Qatari liquefied natural gas tanker appeared to have exited the Strait of Hormuz, after a shipment successfully transited the chokepoint over the weekend.
The Mihzem sailed out of the Persian Gulf and is currently in the Gulf of Oman, ship-tracking data compiled by Bloomberg show. The Singapore-flagged vessel is indicating Pakistan as its destination, and draft readings show it's fully laden.
The Mihzem previously stopped sending positioning signals, an increasingly common move reflecting security concerns in the region as the Iran war drags on and a blockade of Hormuz persists. At least two tankers that loaded at Abu Dhabi National Oil Co.'s Das Island facility recently went dark to carry shipments out of the waterway, Bloomberg reported earlier this month.
During the course of the conflict, vessel tracking has also been complicated by spoofing — where electronic interference can falsify the apparent position of a ship.
Over the weekend, a tanker called Al Kharaitiyat, which loaded LNG at Qatar's Ras Laffan export plant earlier this month, exited the strait and sailed into the Gulf of Oman, tracking data showed.
QatarEnergy didn't immediately respond to a request for comment on Tuesday.
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