$ shortage event get east-asia-lng-scramble-2026-01-15 > category: ECON > severity 3 / 5 > recorded 2026-01-15
BRENT $84.27 ▲ TTF €31.50 ▼ OPEC_SP 3.8 mb/d ● SPR_US 372.4 Mb FAO_FFPI 121.4 ▲
Le Japon, la Corée du Sud, Taïwan et la Chine se sont disputé un pool restreint de cargaisons de GNL au comptant, la guerre d'Iran et le froid faisant monter les prix dans tout le bassin Pacifique.
$ curl -s https://api.shortage.life/v1/events/east-asia-lng-scramble-2026-01-15 | jq '.category, .severity' > "ECON" > 3
The most severe strikes and force-majeure declarations on energy infrastructure during the 2026 Iran war — 48 incidents logged in total, alert level CRITICAL.
| date | zone | target | actor | impact | sev |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-27 | Strait of Hormuz | Strait of Hormuz - maritime traffic largely halted | Iran | shutdown | 3 |
| 2026-03-18 | Qatar | Ras Laffan LNG (Qatar) - Iranian strike (one-fifth of global LNG) | Iran | major | 3 |
| 2026-02-28 | Iran | US/Israeli strikes on Iranian command and infrastructure (war begins) | USA/Israel | major | 3 |
| 2026-03-22 | Qatar | QatarEnergy declares force majeure on gas exports, halts liquefaction | Qatar gov | shutdown | 3 |
| 2026-03-18 | Iran | South Pars gas field - Israeli strike (world's largest gas field) | Israel | major | 3 |
| 2026-03-13 | Saudi Arabia | Saudi Arabia cuts output to 8 Mbpd (de facto force majeure) | Saudi gov | shutdown | 3 |
| 2026-03-19 | Qatar | Ras Laffan LNG - second Iranian strike | Iran | shutdown | 3 |
| 2026-03-16 | UAE | UAE cuts oil output by more than 50% (Hormuz closure) | UAE gov | shutdown | 3 |