Qatar’s government plans to increase LNG export capacity and natural gas production through a major expansion in the North Field, Qatar, is expected to be completed by 2028. Expanded North Field natural gas production is expected to offset declines from mature fields and will increase overall natural gas output in …
Read More »QatarEnergy Signs 10-Year Condensate Supply Deal with ENOC
QatarEnergy has signed a long-term condensate supply agreement with the Dubai-based ENOC Group, it said recently. Under the 10-year sales agreement, QatarEnergy will supply up to 120 million barrels of condensates to ENOC starting July. The deal was by QatarEnergy, for and on behalf of Qatar Petroleum for the Sale …
Read More »Japan, Qatar Upgrade Energy Ties during LNG Talks
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida agreed to strengthen energy ties and economic cooperation with major gas producer Qatar on Tuesday, the final leg of a Gulf tour that has focused on securing energy supplies and promoting Japanese high tech. Kishida, who has been urged by Japan’s gas lobby to secure …
Read More »Qatar Expects Record Volume of LNG Offtake Signings this Year
Qatar this year will sign record volumes of long-term liquefied natural gas (LNG) offtake contracts, the country’s energy minister said on Tuesday at a conference in Vancouver. About 40% of new global LNG output will come from Qatar by 2029, said Minister of Energy Saad al-Kaabi at the LNG 2023 …
Read More »Iran Awards Contract for Gas Field Shared with Qatar
Iran’s state-run Petropars company has awarded a contract for the construction of a large platform that will be installed at the Belal gas field in the Persian Gulf near the maritime border with Qatar. In a ceremony on Sunday, the Iranian Offshore Engineering and Construction Company (IOEC) won the contract …
Read More »Iran, Qatar can Become Gas, Energy Hubs in Region
The cooperation between Iran and Qatar in the field of energy can turn the two countries into gas and energy hubs in the region, the Iranian Vice-President said. The government of the Islamic Republic of Iran is pleased with the stability and internal and international progress of the government of …
Read More »Qatar Records 22 more LNG Cargoes in First Quarter than Q1, 2022
Qatar delivered 22 more cargoes in the first quarter of this year compared to the same period last year, the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) said in its April report. In March, the total number of global LNG export cargoes increased by 8% m-o-m to 551. The total number of …
Read More »Qatar Reclaims Position as World’s Largest LNG Exporter in 2022: GECF
Qatar “reclaimed” its position as the largest liquefied natural gas exporter in the world with 80mn tonnes of LNG exports in 2022, the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) has said in a report. Last year, Qatar was followed by Australia (79mn tonnes), the US (78mn tonnes), Russia (32mn tonnes) and …
Read More »China’s Sinopec to Take Stake in Qatar’s North Field East
China’s Sinopec will take a stake in the eastern expansion of Qatar’s North Field liquefied natural gas (LNG) project, state energy company QatarEnergy said on Wednesday. The state-owned Chinese gas giant will take a 5 percent stake in the equivalent of one North Field East LNG train with a capacity …
Read More »China’s CNPC Set to Seal Mega Qatari LNG Deal
China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC) is close to finalising a deal to buy liquefied natural gas (LNG) from QatarEnergy over nearly 30 years from the Middle Eastern exporter’s massive North Field expansion project, three people with knowledge of the matter said. If sealed, this would be the second such deal …
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