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Fallout: Iran and Qatar gas production hit hard by Gulf conflict
27/4/2026
10 min read
Feature
The US-Israeli conflict with Iran has seen both sides target energy infrastructure, with major damage to facilities at the world’s largest gas field, South Pars/North Dome, in the Gulf, and shared between Qatar and Iran. The impact of the attacks is being felt globally, with prices rising due to the closure of LNG plants in Qatar and the continued closure of the Strait of Hormuz, writes Paul Cochrane.
In the longer term, Qatar’s expansion plans to nearly double LNG output from its North Dome field by 2030 may be delayed.
The damage follows Israeli attacks on the Iran’s South Pars gas field on 18 March, which halted output at two refineries with a combined output of 100mn m3/d, and destroyed the largest refinery (Number 4) and heavily damaged refinery Number 7, according to the Iranian Oil Ministry. Iran does not produce LNG.
This prompted Iranian retaliation, with missiles strikes on Qatar damaging two LNG trains at Ras Laffan, the world’s biggest LNG plant, and the Pearl gas-to-liquids (GTL) facility, also located at Ras Laffan, in northern Qatar.