Qatar Petroleum

Construction on the Golden Pass liquefied natural gas (LNG) export project in Texas is progressing, with the facility on track to come online in 2024, according to ExxonMobil. ExxonMobil Qatar President Dominic Genetti said recently there are currently about 4,000 people at the worksite for the three-train, 16 million metric tons/year (mmty) facility. “I think…

Qatar Petroleum (QP) has inked another long-term sales and purchase agreement (SPA) to supply Royal Dutch Shell plc with 1 million tons (Mt) of liquefied natural gas (LNG).  Under the deal, QP would begin providing Shell with supplies from its Qatargas 1 trains beginning in January for 10 years. Shell would then deliver the cargoes…

Gazprom PJSC has booked additional natural gas transit capacity via pipeline through Ukraine for July. The company secured another 15 million cubic meters/day of capacity. Russia has a long-term agreement to move 40 billion cubic meters through the country annually. Russia skipped auctions for additional capacity in April and May as gas supplies to Europe…

State-owned Qatar Petroleum (QP) on Monday signed an agreement to supply China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., aka Sinopec, with 2 million tons (Mt) of liquefied natural gas (LNG) annually for a term of 10 years.  The deal is yet another bold move for QP as it looks to strengthen its hand in the future of…

State-owned Qatar Petroleum (QP) has dished out an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract worth more than $2 billion to expand the liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage and loading facilities for the giant North Field East (NFE) project. QP said Monday the lump-sum EPC contract was awarded to Samsung C&T Corp., only weeks after picking…

The natural gas export market is more difficult and complex to steer than for oil and definitely not for the weak of heart, Qatar Petroleum (QP) CEO Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi said Tuesday. The world’s biggest liquefied natural gas (LNG) producer is attempting to keep its grip on the No. 1 position with the two-phase expansion…

State-owned Qatar Petroleum (QP) is moving ahead with the largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) export project ever to be sanctioned, staking a claim to the world’s projected future demand. QP announced a positive final investment decision (FID) Monday for the North Field East (NFE) Project, which has been in the works for years and would…

State-owned Qatar Petroleum (QP), the world’s leading liquefied natural gas (LNG) exporter, has unveiled an ambitious plan to cut emissions and drastically reduce the environmental footprint of its fossil fuel operations.  The company said its “sustainability strategy” establishes targets to align with the goals of the United Nations climate accord, aka the Paris agreement, drafted…

State-owned Qatar Petroleum (QP) has signed its first long-term deal to supply liquefied natural gas (LNG) that would detail emissions generated to produce and deliver the cargoes as more countries scrutinize the super-chilled fuel’s climate impacts.  QP agreed to supply Singapore’s Pavilion Energy Trading & Supply Pte Ltd. with 1.8 million tons (Mt) annually for…