Qatar, India’s largest supplier of imported natural gas, has declared force majeure on deliveries following a halt in production in the wake of an Iranian drone strike — a disruption that has led to a cut in supplies to Indian industry by up to 40 per cent.

Qatar supplies about 40 per cent of the nearly 27 million tonnes of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) that India imports annually. Gas importer Petronet LNG Ltd has informed gas marketers of Qatar halting its LNG production after Iran continued to strike Gulf countries in retaliation for Israeli and US strikes against it.