Shell expects big declines in second-quarter gas and LNG output due to damage to LNG trains and the Pearl GTL plant in Qatar, plus the impasse in the Strait of Hormuz.
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Thu, May 7, 2026
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Production outages and shipping constraints caused by the Mideast crisis could see Shell’s Integrated Gas output drop by more than one-third out to end-June.
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