“Everything up in the air”: LNG, the Strait of Hormuz, and Central & Eastern Europe’s energy future
"LNG shipments to Central & Eastern Europe are reliable as long as those gas markets are not overly dependent upon one supplier."
For a snapshot of how the U.S.-led war in the Persian Gulf is affecting global trade and supply chains, look at Yiwu, China. Shipping containers of household goods are backing up as logistics come under pressure.
"LNG shipments to Central & Eastern Europe are reliable as long as those gas markets are not overly dependent upon one supplier."
La Unión Europea se comprometió a comprar u$s 250.000 millones anuales en energía estadounidense. En 2024 compró u$s80.000 millones y fue menor en 2025. Analistas de Kpler, Argus y Columbia University coinciden en que la meta es físicamente irrealizable
Almost 90 percent of the LNG that transited the Strait of Hormuz in 2025 was destined for Asian countries.
When the Iran War disrupted shipping through the Strait of Hormuz and tightened global gas balances, a familiar assumption quickly resurfaced: Russia, possessing the largest proven natural gas reserves in the world, would inevitably emerge as one of the principal beneficiaries.
Amid global oil and gas disruptions, China stands prepared for the electrostate era.