QatarEnergy has signed a 27-year deal to supply China’s Sinopec with liquefied natural gas (LNG), the longest such LNG agreement so far as volatile markets drive buyers to seek long-term deals. Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February, competition for LNG has become intense, with Europe in particular needing vast …
Read More »Qatar Solar Plant to Offset Emissions from World Cup
Qatar’s Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC) said that carbon savings from the new 800 MW solar power plant will be used to offset about half the emissions generated from the country’s hosting of the Fifa World Cup. The Al Kharsaah Solar PV Independent Power Producer Project will commit …
Read More »Qatar Aims to become the World’s Top LNG Trader
Qatar plans to use its massive liquefied natural gas expansion to transform the nation into the world’s top trader of the super-chilled fuel. “I think we will be one of the largest, if not the largest, LNG trader in the world,” Saad Al Kaabi, the nation’s energy minister and chief …
Read More »Qatar Urges to Depoliticize Oil and Gas
Oil and gas trade must be depoliticized, Saad al-Kaabi, energy minister and head of Qatar’s state energy company, said this, calling on politicians to abandon sanctions and agreements against the free market, Reuters reported. Kaabi’s comments came ahead of a meeting of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) in Egypt …
Read More »Qatar Interested in Eastern Mediterranean Oil Exploration
Qatar is interested in joining French firm TotalEnergies and Italy’s Eni in exploring for oil in two areas in Lebanese waters, the Lebanese energy minister said on Friday. Qatar wants to join the consortium to explore for oil in blocks 4 and 9 in the Eastern Mediterranean, Walid Fayad said …
Read More »France’s TotalEnergies Invests Billions more in Qatar Gas Project
France’s TotalEnergies has signed a further $1.5 billion investment in Qatar’s natural gas production expansion, which comes as Europe scrambles to find new energy sources to replace Russian supplies. The French energy giant will have a 9.3 percent stake in the North Field South gas project, the first foreign partner …
Read More »Qatar Trying to Play Key Role in Iran Nuclear Negotiations
Stating that his country believes in significance of returning to JCPOA, Foreign Minister of Qatar Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani said that Doha is trying to play a constructive role in Iran’s nuclear negotiations. Speaking on the sidelines of the 77th meeting of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) on Wednesday, …
Read More »Qatar, US Discuss Energy Cooperation amid Global Crisis
Qatar and the US discussed cooperation in the field of energy security on Saturday amid an ongoing global energy struggle in light of the Ukraine crisis. The discussions came during a meeting in Doha between Qatar’s Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani and US Special Envoy and Coordinator …
Read More »Qatar at 77mn Tonnes Accounts for 21% LNG Exports Market Share in 2021
Qatar, the second-largest LNG exporter in 2021, exported 77mn tonnes, compared to 77.1mn tonnes in 2020, International Gas Union (IGU) said in its World LNG report – 2022. Qatar accounted for 21% exports market share last year, IGU noted. Australia remained the largest exporter in 2021, exporting 78.5mn tonnes, an …
Read More »Shell Set to Sign Deal with Qatar for Giant Gas Project
Shell Plc is set to follow other Western energy majors by taking a stake in a $29 billion project to boost Qatar’s exports of liquefied natural gas, just as Europe races to shore up new supplies of the fuel. The London-based company will probably announce its partnership with state-controlled Qatar …
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