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title: "After the attack on facilities in Qatar, multiple parties are reportedly seeking long-term contracts with the U.S. side, leading to a rise in the stock prices of U.S. LNG suppliers"
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description: "After the attack on Qatar's liquefied natural gas facilities, global liquefied natural gas supply has tightened, and buyers are turning to American suppliers. The stock prices of American liquefied natural gas producers have risen, with Cheniere up nearly 6%. QatarEnergy expects the repair work to take five years, with an annual loss of $20 billion"
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# After the attack on facilities in Qatar, multiple parties are reportedly seeking long-term contracts with the U.S. side, leading to a rise in the stock prices of U.S. LNG suppliers

According to Zhitong Finance APP, on Thursday, Qatar's large liquefied natural gas facility was attacked again, further exacerbating the global liquefied natural gas supply tightness. An increasing number of buyers and importers are turning to the United States to secure liquefied natural gas. According to informed sources, companies interested in importing liquefied natural gas are directly contacting U.S. fuel sellers, including producers and long-term contract purchasers. These sellers' supplies will come from existing projects and those under construction.

The United States is the world's largest liquefied natural gas exporter and plans to further expand its export capacity through the planning or construction of multiple projects. Discussions regarding the potential supply of U.S. liquefied natural gas are still in the early stages, and any terms for long-term contracts will require time for negotiation.

On Thursday, shares of several U.S. liquefied natural gas producers rose, with Cheniere (LNG.US) up nearly 6%, EQT Energy (EQT.US), and Expand Energy (EXE.US) up nearly 2%.

The war in Iran and the shutdown of the Qatari plant have caused gas prices in Europe and Asia to soar, while prices in the United States have only risen slightly, as existing liquefied natural gas facilities are operating at or near full capacity due to ample shale gas production.

The Iranian missile attacks began on Wednesday evening, targeting Qatar's Ras Laffan liquefied natural gas plant, the world's largest liquefied natural gas production facility. The attacks damaged two liquefaction production lines. Qatar Energy stated in a statement that repair work could take up to five years and would require Qatar to declare that its gas supply is affected by long-term force majeure, with an expected annual revenue loss of $20 billion. Production was forced to halt after a strike at the plant in early March

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