First LNG Tanker Exits Strait of Hormuz Along Omani Coast

A liquefied natural gas tanker has exited the Strait of Hormuz hugging the Omani coastline, becoming the first such vessel to pass through the waterway since the start of the war.

The Sohar LNG tanker, which appears not to be loaded with cargo, is currently in waters near Muscat after changing its destination to the Qalhat LNG export terminal in Oman, according to ship-tracking data. The vessel, which is signaling that it’s an Omani ship, had been circling around the Persian Gulf over the past month, the data show.