Gas

The diplomatic dispute has stoked concern that any supply disruption could spill over into global gas markets.

More than 60% of Egypt'.s LNG imports in 2016 -- 4.61 million mt of a total 7.26 million mt -- were sourced from Qatar.

The Central Asia – Center gas pipeline system can potentially be used to deliver natural gas from Turkmenistan to the countries of Eastern Europe and the CIS.

SOCAR and BP signed a contract on the Shafag-Asiman block of fields for a period of 30 years in October 2010.

Qatar is the world'.s biggest exporter of LNG. while Japan is the largest importer.

The event aimed at macroeconomic cooperation as well as multilateral and regional partnership among the countries.

In reality though. Qatar can block exports to certain countries by issuing so-called destination restrictions.

Saudi Arabia. the UAE. Egypt and Bahrain said on Monday they would sever all ties including transport links with Qatar.

Qatar. like Saudi Arabia and the U.A.E.. is also a member of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries.

There are still two years and a half before the Nord Stream 2 goes into operation.