India is likely to sign on Tuesday a multi-billion dollar deal to extend LNG imports from Qatar till 2048 at rates that are lower than current prices, sources said. Petronet LNG Ltd will sign the deal with QatarEnergy to extend import of 7.5 million tonne a year on sidelines of …
Read More »Qatar to Offer Cheaper LNG to India in New Long-Term Supply Deal
QatarEnergy and India are expected to sign soon a new long-term LNG supply deal under which Qatar is set to offer cheaper and more flexible supply to the Asian customer, Reuters reported on Friday, citing trade sources. Qatar, one of the world’s top LNG exporters, prefers to sign long-term agreements …
Read More »Qatar Pauses LNG Shipments via Red Sea after US-led Airstrikes
Qatar appears to have paused sending liquefied natural gas tankers through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait after US-led airstrikes on Houthi targets in Yemen raised risks in the vital waterway. At least five LNG vessels operated by Qatar that were heading toward the passage at the southern end of the Red …
Read More »Qatar Leads World’s LNG Production and Marketing
The State of Qatar has been keen to build a solid and ambitious economy that deals with reality and looks to the future with confidence and competence. The State has supported national efforts aimed at promoting and expanding Qatari industries, in a way that contributes to achieving self-sufficiency for the …
Read More »Qatar Signs 5-Year Crude Sales Deal with Shell in Singapore
Qatar has entered into a significant agreement to supply Shell in Singapore with up to 18 million barrels of oil annually for a period of five years, marking the Gulf state’s inaugural five-year crude sales deal. QatarEnergy announced its accord with Shell International Eastern Trading Co. to provide a yearly …
Read More »The Remarkable Rise of Qatar as a Diplomatic Powerhouse
Qatar remains by far the biggest exporter of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in the Middle East, and one of the top three in the world, together with the U.S. and Australia. Alongside this, though, since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022, it has accomplished something of a geopolitical …
Read More »GECG: Qatar Remains Major Global Trans-Shipper of LNG
Qatar remains the top LNG exporter among GECF member countries and figures among top three global trans-shippers of liquefied natural gas, according to the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF). The top three LNG exporters in November were the US, Australia and Qatar, GECF said in its latest monthly report. In …
Read More »Tehran Hosting 9th Iran-Qatar Joint Economic Committee Meeting
The 9th meeting of the Iran-Qatar Joint Economic Committee started in Tehran on Saturday aimed at expanding economic cooperation and bolstering the constructive interaction between the two countries’ private sectors. The meeting is co-chaired by Iran’s Energy Minister Ali-Akbar Mehranian and Qatari Minister of Commerce and Industry Sheikh Mohammed bin …
Read More »Qatar to Supply 40% of World’s LNG by 2029
Qatar is set to provide a substantial 40% of all new LNG supplies by the end of the decade, the Minister of State for Energy Affairs Saad bin Sherida al-Kaabi said. The statement was made during the official’s keynote speech at the Sinopec Forum in Shanghai, where he stressed the …
Read More »Qatar Doubles Down on Europe Gas Market with Eni Deal
QatarEnergy signed a 27-year deal with Eni SPA to supply up to one million tons per annum (MMtpa) of Qatari liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Italy. The signing in Doha follows separate LNG contracts scored by state-owned QatarEnergy from two other European energy heavyweights in France’s TotalEnergies SE and Britain’s …
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