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Qatar is all slated to regain its position as the preeminent and largest exporter of liquefied natural gas (LNG) by 2026 with the North Field (NFE) output coming on stream, according to the latest Qatar Economic Outlook (QEO) Qatar’s LNG exports competed with Australia’s for the first place in 2020, …

Further investments in environment-friendly natural gas are essential to achieve energy equality for all parts of the world in a sustainable manner. This is of particular significance as the global economy moves from under the shadow of the coronavirus pandemic, which has resulted in shortage of gas in Europe and …

For the past year, oil consuming countries have become increasingly anxious at crude’s resurgence: first to $50 a barrel, then $75 and now to more than $85. And when Vladimir Putin, one of the leaders of the OPEC+ alliance, warned that $100 a barrel was a distinct possibility, the alarm …

Qatar is forecast to post a “strong growth rebound” with LNG demand in South and East Asia underpinning medium-term prospects, World Bank said in its Gulf Economic Update (GEU). Qatar’s economy is projected to grow by 3% in 2021 before accelerating to 4.1% in 2022 and 4.5% in 2023, World …

Qatar is among six LNG exporting markets that have achieved utilisation rates of more than 90% liquefaction capacity in 2020, according to the International Gas Union (IGU). Global liquefaction capacity reached 452.9mn tonnes per year (mtpy) at the end of 2020 and the utilisation rate was 74.6% on average compared …

Saudi Arabia and Russia have clinched a deal for an OPEC+ production increase by partly submitting to the United Arab Emirates’ demands for a more generous quota. But the compromise still leaves Riyadh and Moscow on top. Of all the adjustments agreed recently to the group’s baselines – the level …

Qatar Petroleum (QP) on Wednesday entered into a long-term Sale and Purchase Agreement (SPA) with Shell for the supply of 1 million tons per annum (MTPA) of LNG to the People’s Republic of China for ten years. LNG deliveries will commence in January 2022 to various LNG terminals in China, …

Iraq is working on a plan to build nuclear reactors as the electricity-starved petrostate seeks to end the widespread blackouts that have sparked social unrest. OPEC’s No 2 oil producer – already suffering from power shortages and insufficient investment in ageing plants – needs to meet an expected 50% jump …

At the Ordinary and Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting, shareholders approved on Sunday, almost unanimously, the resolution to change the company’s name from Total to TotalEnergies, thereby anchoring its strategic transformation into a broad energy company in its identity. In tandem with this name change, TotalEnergies is adopting a new visual identity. …

Qatar could become the swing LNG (liquefied natural gas) producer and its LNG expansion plans are slated to boost real economic growth and fiscal surpluses to high-single digits and mid-single digits on average over 2021-27, according to Bank of America report. “Qatar’s LNG strategy appears to be focused on defending …