RIYADH: Following QatarEnergy’s announcement that missile strikes have knocked out 17 percent of the country’s liquefied natural gas export capacity, energy analysts are split between warning of a structural market shift and downplaying the risk of an immediate supply crunch. The attacks on Ras Laffan Industrial City on March 18, damaged two major LNG trains— a blow estimated to cost $20 billion annually in lost revenue and take up to five years to repair, according to CEO Saad Al-Kaabi.

Analysts fear the disruption to supply could continue for longer than initially thought.

RIYADH: Natural gas traders are preparing for market disruptions after Qatar announced that the complex housing the world’s largest liquefied natural gas facility had suffered…