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ExxonMobil said Tuesday it would invest in a $29 billion project that would boost Qatar’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) capacity from 77 million tons to 110 million tons annually. The deal comes at a time when demand is soaring, particularly in Europe, amid Russia’s war in Ukraine. The Irving, TX-based supermajor joined other international energy…

International liquefied natural gas (LNG) buyers could keep up the strong pace of new long-term contracts through the rest of the year as short-term volumes continue to grow more expensive, according to market analysts. Since the beginning of the year, buyers have secured over 22 million metric tons/year (mmty) of LNG by signing new deals.…

Natural gas prices in Europe on Monday slumped to their lowest level since Russia invaded Ukraine in February as weak demand and the steady arrival of liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargoes have combined to weigh down benchmarks.  Storage inventories are filling rapidly as the continent races to displace Russian supplies. Inventories were at about 43%…

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…

Baker Hughes Co. said Tuesday it will supply Qatar Petroleum gas-powered refrigerant units for an expansion of the Middle Eastern country’s liquefaction capacity to 110 million metric tons/year (mmty) from 77 mmty by 2025. The Houston-based oilfield services giant said it is among the largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) deals it has secured in the…

State-owned Qatar Petroleum (QP) inked agreements this week with South Korea’s major shipyards, reserving construction capacity to secure more than 100 liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers over the next eight years in a deal valued at more than $19 billion.

State-owned Qatar Petroleum said Wednesday that it has spud the first of 80 wells as part of its ambitious North Field East (NFE) Project aimed at significantly expanding its liquefied natural gas (LNG) output in the coming years.

State-owned Qatar Petroleum (QP), the world’s largest natural gas producer, said by 2027 it should be able to increase current liquefaction capacity by 64%.

State-owned Qatar Petroleum remains committed to expand its natural gas exports worldwide by 2024 to maintain its leadership position, Energy Minister Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi said Tuesday.