RetroFedQatar’s LNG Blackout Just Broke the Global Gas Market
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Another reason to pile onto the huge pile of reasons to phase out fossil fuels. They are just too volatile and unstable. If you depend on them you need a constant uninterrupted flow of them or you are completely fucked.
Sure solar and wind and such have their own supply chain risks, but even if China gets mad, the infrastructure we already built will keep running for many years before needing replacement. It completely removes the risk of short term existential threat political tactics.
But if we phase out fossil fuels how will the already rich bastards who own all of said fuel, extort the world while simultaneously ruining it?
Just saw this german satire article and it was the perfect fit.
The title translates to: “Mysterious: Prices for wind and solar stable despite Iran war”
https://www.der-postillon.com/2026/03/wind-sonne.html
The rest of the article as translated by firefox:
With the Iran war, heating oil, gas and gasoline prices are rising in this country. On the other hand, the situation is different in terms of wind and solar: so far, despite the bitter conflict in the sunny and wind-rich Middle East, prices have remained remarkably stable here.
“We cannot yet say exactly why this is,” explains energy expert Ottfried Müller. “Although the road is blocked by Hormuz and deliveries from the Middle East are currently difficult, somehow the wind and the sun still seem to reach Germany.”
Despite the conflict, photovoltaic systems, solar panels and wind turbines continue unabated, while the price of petrol at the petrol stations has already climbed to over 2 euros locally.
“Perhaps the federal government has succeeded in opening up new wind and solar suppliers in record time?” Müller suspects cautiously. “Or has Economy Minister Reiche created a strategic reserve of sun and wind in solar and wind storage facilities, which makes us independent for the first time?”
Nevertheless, experts urge caution: At the moment, it cannot be completely ruled out that Donald Trump next gives the order to attack the sun.
CorkyskogThis is actually playing out in real time in Ukraine. They are exceeding their solar roll out targets because of the war. It becomes cumbersome for invaders to have to take out every little patch of solar panels.
These aren’t minor processing units.
These are the heart of Qatar’s LNG infrastructure, and their shutdown effectively removes roughly 20% of the world’s LNG export capacity from the market in one hit.
This is a supply disruption at a scale rarely seen outside of war, siege, or widespread industrial disaster. And it’s happening not because of maintenance or economic shifts, but because of geopolitical conflict. The consequences and potential knock-on effects are massive.
wat?
Who could have possibly predicted this?
A lot of electric power is produced by natural gas locally. And we have assholes hysterically agitating to build data centers. Won’t this be so fun?
Edit: words are hard
Overall, Europe’s gas stockpiles across major markets are currently around 30% full compared to nearly 54% full for the early March period.
So that adds to the hit.
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It’s definitely war at this point no need to sugar coat it.
they have to sugar coat it to keep american’s attention focused away from what’s happening.