Hormuz LNG squeeze sharpens Alpine energy calculus

A second tanker carrying Qatari LNG has been struck while leaving the Strait of Hormuz within a month, Euronews reported on Monday. The GasLog Shanghai was hit weeks after the Al Rekayyat was struck in the same area.

Italian utility Edison said QatarEnergy had extended force majeure on a further three cargoes, bringing the total affected to 24 shipments through September, according to Euronews. The disruptions tighten an already strained European gas market.

For Italy, the immediate concern is the national energy bill. But the wider question of supply security reaches into the alpine regions that anchor the country's renewable generation.