After Qatar LNG Plant Outage More Buyers Turn to US Suppliers

An increasing number of purchasers and importers scrambling to secure liquefied natural gas turned to the US on Thursday after the latest attack on Qatar’s massive LNG complex further strained global supplies of the fuel.

Companies looking to import LNG have gone directly to US fuel sellers — either producers or offtakers with long-term contracts, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The sellers would have supply that’s slated for existing projects and ones under construction, said the people who asked not to be identified because the information is not public.