By Marwa RashadLONDON, July 8 (Reuters) - A Qatari tanker loaded with liquefied natural gas (LNG) was at risk of exploding, one source said, after it sustained significant damage in an attack on the Omani side of the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday.While the LNG industry has experienced a few accidents at onshore facilities, there has never been a catastrophic LNG cargo-tank explosion on a commercial LNG carrier at sea. Recent targeting of energy shipping vessels by belligerents in both the Ukraine and Iran wars has raised concerns, however.

Iranian state television said a liquified natural gas tanker came under attack Tuesday in the Strait of Hormuz off Oman after ignoring warnings, implying Tehran carried out the…

An attack on a Qatari LNG carrier in the Strait of Hormuz has raised concerns. This incident suggests ongoing threats to commercial shipping in the vital waterway. Energy markets…

The Al Rekayyat, loaded with liquefied natural gas, sent out distress signals seeking assistance after it was hit on its port side, one of the sources said. Another source…