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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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Shell Plc will buy more liquefied natural gas from Qatar and supply the commodity to the Netherlands under a long-term deal, marking the Gulf nation’s second major contract with a European oil firm this month. Starting in 2026, QatarEnergy will deliver as much as 3.5 million tons of LNG to …

Lower oil and gas prices this year and the end of last year’s massive spending before and during the World Cup have slowed down the economic growth in Qatar, one of the world’s top liquefied natural gas exporters, which is currently building the biggest LNG expansion project in history. Qatar …

Qatar is paving the way to build a new chemical plant in Algeria as part of a potential partnership with the country’s state-owned Sonatrach, Elkhabar Daily reported. The partnership between Qatar’s Power International Holding and Sonatrach would include the construction of a new petrochemical complex that will produce raw materials …

China’s liquefied natural (LNG) gas importers are starting up or expanding trading desks in London and Singapore to better manage their growing and diversified supply portfolios in an increasingly volatile global market. The beefed-up trading presence of Chinese importers puts them in direct competition with such global heavyweights as Shell, …

Qatar is set to provide Hungary with liquified natural gas (LNG) starting from 2027 as the European country seeks to diversify its energy resources, Budapest’s Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto confirmed on Friday. “We have reached a political agreement, which is now followed by talks between energy companies Qatargas and Hungary’s …