UAE Restarts Main Gas Supply Plant While Idling Most LNG Output

The United Arab Emirates resumed operations at its largest natural gas processing plant, after an attack last week had forced a halt to the facility that’s vital for supplying much of the country’s requirements, according to a person familiar with the situation.

At the same time, the nation’s only operating LNG production plant at Das Island in the Persian Gulf is operating at very low levels due to the inability to export via the Strait of Hormuz, according to the person, who asked not to be identified discussing sensitive information. The 6 million-ton-a-year facility hasn’t been fully halted to allow for a quick restart whenever the strait reopens, the person said, without providing details on the plant’s operating rate.