QatarEnergy halts urea production Change QatarEnergy halted production of urea and other downstream chemicals in early March, prompting force majeure declarations among Gulf exporters and taking major Gulf export capacity offline. Why it matters Available global export capacity has narrowed, making it harder for buyers to replace lost Gulf volumes. Importers now face tighter booking windows and longer delivery times, increasing the risk of regional supply shortfalls if outages persist for weeks. newsable.asianetnews.com · Mar 22 More actions Like (sign in) Save (sign in) Share Facebook LinkedIn X / Twitter Copy link