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Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani says the return of Iranian oil to world markets will help stabilize oil prices. Iran’s oil is under sanctions imposed by the United States after it withdrew from the Iranian nuclear deal in May 2018, nearly three years after the accord was …

Qatar is striving for a diversified set of customers for its natural gas, the Gulf state’s energy minister told German daily Handelsblatt, potentially posing a limit to Germany’s purchasing ambitions to cut its dependency on Russian energy. “Just like buyers want to diversify their supplier base, we are keen to …

The outlook for Qatar’s future role in global LNG trade is very promising since the country has a great potential to send its LNG cargoes into Asian markets with lower shipping costs compared to other LNG suppliers, the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) has said in a report. Additionally, Qatar …

Qatar is to invest $5 billion in Egypt, the government in Cairo announced Tuesday, in another sign of a growing rapprochement following last year’s restoration of ties. The announcement came after talks between President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and visiting Qatari Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani, who also met Prime …

Qatari Energy Minister Saad Al Kaabi said in an exclusive interview with CNN’s Becky Anderson that Qatar will stand “in solidarity with Europe” and will not divert gas contracts to other customers. Qatar supplies some European countries with gas in the form of divertible contracts, which means it is able …

German Economy Minister Robert Habeck said on Saturday that he will explore liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply on a trip to Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, and aims to secure a hydrogen deal, making Germany less dependent on Russia. Russia is the largest supplier of gas to Germany, according …

Neither Qatar nor any other single country has the capacity to replace Russian gas supplies to Europe with liquefied natural gas (LNG) in the event of disruption due to a conflict between Russia and Ukraine, Qatar’s energy minister said on Tuesday, February 22. With most of Qatari volumes locked into …

A informed source in Iran’s Oil Ministry told IRNA that the oil ministers of Iran and Qatar will discuss gas swap, common stances in global market and forming joint study group on the sidelines of the upcoming GECF in Doha. The Gas Exporting Countries Forum will be held next week …

Qatar, one of the world’s top natural gas exporters, will not be able to unilaterally replace Europe’s energy needs in case of a shortage due to the crisis between Russia and Ukraine, the emirate’s minister of state for energy said on Tuesday, February 1. “The volume of gas needed by …

The European Union is negotiating possible gas supplies with the United States, Qatar and Azerbaijan in case Russia cuts of stops its gas deliveries, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Sunday, Trend reports citing the press service of EU. “We have to be prepared in case diplomacy fails. …