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報道によると、紛争開始以来、ホルムズ海峡から脱出した最初の船舶はアドノック社のLNGタンカーだった。

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-- 複数の報道機関が引用した船舶追跡データによると、2月28日の紛争勃発以来、ペルシャ湾で停泊していた初のLNGタンカーが、月曜日にホルムズ海峡を経由して無事脱出した模様だ。 アブダビ国営石油会社(ADNOC)所有のリベリア船籍LNGタンカー「ムバラズ」は、3月初旬にダス島で貨物を積み込んだと複数のメディアが報じていた。 ADNOCはMTニュースワイヤーズからのコメント要請にすぐには応じなかった。 ペルシャ湾内で数週間にわたり活動が停止し、3月31日頃から通信が途絶えていた同船は、推定13万2890~13万7000立方メートルのLNGを積載し、月曜日にインド西方沖に再び姿を現した。 VesselFinder.comによると、このタンカーは現在中国の天津に向かっており、5月14日に到着予定とのことです。 この動きは、世界のエネルギー市場がホルムズ海峡の動向を注視している中で起こりました。イランと米国による相次ぐ封鎖により、過去2ヶ月間、海峡の船舶交通量はほぼゼロにまで激減しています。 世界のLNG供給量の約5分の1を担うこの重要な航路の閉鎖は、市場の著しい逼迫と価格の急騰を引き起こしています。 ムバラズ号の動きは、この地域からのLNG輸出再開への憶測を呼ぶ可能性がありますが、湾岸地域の他の船舶は現状維持のようです。紛争前は、毎日約3隻のLNGタンカーがホルムズ海峡を通過していました。 4月初旬の追跡データでは、空のLNGタンカーが海峡を出たことが示されていましたが、今回の航行は燃料を満載した船舶の通過が確認された初めての事例となります。 ブルームバーグの報道によると、カタールの液化天然ガス(LNG)を積んだ複数の船舶が海峡に接近しようと試みたが、米イラン間の緊張が続いているため、船舶は引き返したという。

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