Syria will receive two electricity-generating ships from Turkey and Qatar to boost energy supplies hit by damage to infrastructure during President Bashar al-Assad’s rule, state news agency SANA quoted an official as saying on Tuesday. Khaled Abu Dai, director general of the General Establishment for Electricity Transmission and Distribution, told …
Read More »Qatar-Turkey Natural Gas Pipeline has Huge Importance for Regional Stability, Expert Says
Qatar-Turkey Natural Gas Pipeline has huge importance for regional stability and energy challenges, Anadolu Agency reports. Global energy expert Imraan Minty said the pipeline could theoretically align with Europe’s energy diversification goals. He however cautioned that it is crucial to avoid making the project overly reliant on European demand. Europe …
Read More »Qatar Looks to Double Its LNG Output by 2030
Liquefied natural gas (LNG) immediately became the world’s key emergency energy supply when Russia invaded Ukraine on 24 February 2022. Unlike oil or gas transported through pipelines, LNG does not require vast expense and years of building a complex infrastructure before it is ready to transport. On the contrary, it …
Read More »Al-Kaabi: Qatar to Double LNG Output to 160mn tpy in a Responsible way
Qatar will be doubling its LNG production in a few years to almost 160mn tonnes per year (tpy) in a “responsible way” with carbon capture and sequestration, HE the Minister of State for Energy Affairs, Saad bin Sherida al-Kaabi said Saturrday. The country’s LNG production will go up from the …
Read More »Saudi, UAE, Qatar Lobbying DC to Keep Gulf Oil Safe from Israel
As Iran visits Gulf states to scrounge up support in the face of what many believe is an impending strike by Israel, Reuters reports that Saudi Arabia, UAE and Qatar are lobbying Washington to thwart Israel. On Thursday, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told the media that the country was …
Read More »Qatar Remains Top LNG Exporter in Gas Exporting Countries Forum
Qatar remains the top liquefied natural gas exporter in the Gas Exporting Countries Forum and figures among the top three LNG exporters globally in July, latest report by GECF has shown. According to the Doha-headquartered GECF, the US, Qatar and Australia were the top three LNG exporters globally last month. …
Read More »Qatar Continues to Drive Middle East’s International LNG Trade Flow
Qatar continues to drive the Middle East’s international LNG trade flow, Asia in particular, according to the International Gas Union. In its latest report, IGU noted that the LNG trade flow between the Middle East and Asia accounted for 43.29mn tonnes in 2023, driven by Qatar LNG supplies to China, …
Read More »Qatar Believes the World will Need more LNG Projects after 2030
Natural gas in energy supply is not going anywhere and its demand will only rise with growth in economies and global population, which will require additional LNG projects to come online after 2030, the energy minister of one of the biggest LNG exporters, Qatar, said on Wednesday. “Everybody’s trying to …
Read More »Qatar Prepares to Dominate the LNG Export Market
Qatar is backing up its massive LNG expansion plans with new orders to charter dozens of new ships as the tiny Gulf gas producer aims to solidify its dominance in the global LNG export market. Last year, the United States overtook Qatar as the world’s largest LNG exporter, but Qatar …
Read More »Qatar Signs Deals for more Ships ahead of Massive LNG Expansion
QatarEnergy has signed four agreements to charter 19 liquefied natural gas carriers from Asian ship operators as it prepares to ramp up output. China’s CMES Co. Ltd. and Shandong MarineGroup Ltd. will supply six vessels each, Qatar’s energy minister Saad Al-Kaabi said at a ceremony in Doha on Sunday. Malaysia’s …
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