How Iran War Is Disrupting Global Oil and Gas Supply: QuickTake

Fears of deeper disruption to global oil and natural gas supply are growing as the US and Israel continue to strike Iran, and the Islamic Republic retaliates with missiles and drones across the Middle East. Prices of both commodities have jumped, and a sustained increase could trigger a surge in inflation.

Some oil and gas production has already been interrupted as major energy infrastructure is caught in the cross-hairs of the conflict. QatarEnergy halted activity at the world’s largest liquefied natural gas export facility after it was targeted in an Iranian drone attack. More significantly, tanker traffic through ...