'INTERNATIONAL difficulties' will not affect the supply of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in Pembrokeshire, according to one of the UK's largest fuel importer.

South Hook LNG's shareholder, Qatar Petroleum, said it was taking every effort to "mitigate the impact" of the current diplomatic crisis in the Gulf.

The firm says it is still "business as usual" for it and its subsidiaries, which will continue to ensure safe and reliable energy supplies to all its customers worldwide.

"We are closely monitoring and assessing all developments, and are prepared to take the necessary decisions and measures, should the need arise, to ensure that we always honor our commitments and obligations to all our customers and partners locally, regionally, and internationally," said a spokesman.

Qatar is the largest LNG producer and exporter, contributing to more than 30 per cent of the global LNG trade and supplying customers in all major LNG consuming countries in the world.

Qatar is also a major exporter of natural gas by pipeline to neighbouring countries, as well as helium and gas to liquids (GTLs), natural gas liquids (NGLs), refined products, petrochemicals, fertilisers, steel and aluminium.

In Parliament on Tuesday, Preseli-Pembrokeshire MP Stephen Crabb asked Richard Harrington of the department for business, energy and industrial strategy, what steps he was taking to ensure the current crisis did not lead to any disruption of energy supply into the UK.

He was told the Government was "monitoring the situation very carefully", and "did not believe it will make any difference whatsoever to liquefied gas supplies".