RIYADH: As geopolitical tensions escalate across the Middle East, a flurry of legal declarations is sending shockwaves through the global energy market. From Bahrain to Qatar to Kuwait, companies are invoking a contractual mechanism known as force majeure — a legal provision included in contracts to protect parties from being penalized when unforeseen and uncontrollable events make it impossible to fulfill their obligations.

Several Gulf nations have declared force majeure on oil and gas shipment since the US-Israel’s war on Iran was launched.

RIYADH: As geopolitical tensions escalate across the Middle East, a flurry of legal declarations is sending shockwaves through the global energy market. From Bahrain to Qatar to…