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Qatar Still Has Enormous Volume of LNG Left to Market

Qatar Still Has Enormous Volume of LNG Left to Market

Qatar, one of the top global LNG exporters, is having a banner year. The country has signed record volumes of long-term liquified natural gas supply contracts with new and existing buyers.  But it remains uncertain how much of the additional capacity that is being developed by QatarEnergy (QE)  will be committed by the end of…

August 15, 2023
QatarEnergy Signs on Bangladesh as Marketing Push Starts for Massive North Field LNG Projects

QatarEnergy Signs on Bangladesh as Marketing Push Starts for Massive North Field LNG Projects

QatarEnergy has signed a 1.8 million metric ton/year (mmty), 15-year contract with Bangladesh’s national natural gas company as the marketing push for North Field LNG continues. Under the agreement, QatarEnergy’s liquefied natural gas trading arm could begin delivering cargoes to the Bangladesh Oil, Gas and Mineral Corp. (Petrobangla) starting in 2026. Supply is to be…

June 1, 2023

Maintenance Ends at Cameron LNG – The Offtake

Production has resumed at the 1.7 Bcf/d Cameron LNG facility in Louisiana. Spokesperson Anya McInnis said annual maintenance on Train 2, which began April 28, has been completed. NGI data showed feed gas deliveries to the terminal increased Tuesday.

May 23, 2023

QatarEnergy Awards EPC Contract for North Field South LNG Project – The Offtake

QatarEnergy has awarded a $10 billion engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for its North Field South (NFS) LNG expansion project to Technip Energies NV and Consolidated Contractors Co.

May 17, 2023
China’s Sinopec Takes Equity Stake in QatarEnergy’s North Field East LNG Project

China’s Sinopec Takes Equity Stake in QatarEnergy’s North Field East LNG Project

China Petroleum and Chemical Corp., aka Sinopec, has agreed to take a stake in QatarEnergy’s North Field East (NFE) LNG expansion project, the first equity deal between a Chinese state-owned firm and the major natural gas exporter. Sinopec negotiated a 5% stake in one of the four 8 million metric ton/year (mmty) capacity trains outlined…

April 12, 2023
QatarEnergy Consolidates LNG Marketing Ahead of Ramping Up Massive Expansion Projects

QatarEnergy Consolidates LNG Marketing Ahead of Ramping Up Massive Expansion Projects

QatarEnergy said this week it would consolidate all export product marketing, bringing the sale of LNG and helium assets managed by an affiliate into its fold to strengthen its global gas business and better compete with major portfolio players. CEO Saad bin Sherida Al-Kaabi said the move is a “strategic decision” taken as part of…

February 23, 2023
Qatar Moves Ahead with International Growth in Race to Lead Global LNG Trade

Qatar Moves Ahead with International Growth in Race to Lead Global LNG Trade

QatarEnergy is continuing work to expand its LNG portfolio outside Qatar, acquiring regasification assets and stakes in global energy projects to achieve “a globally diversified portfolio of third party and equity LNG.” The work follows the state-owned company’s rebranding from Qatar Petroleum to QatarEnergy in 2021 and the formation of a global trading arm in…

February 16, 2023
Tight LNG Market to Continue as EIA Sees Lowest Natural Gas Export Capacity Additions in Decade

Tight LNG Market to Continue as EIA Sees Lowest Natural Gas Export Capacity Additions in Decade

The Energy Information Administration (EIA) estimated this year will bring the lowest amount of LNG export capacity additions in a decade, exacerbating expectations for a tight global natural gas market through 2025. In a recent report, EIA researchers projected four liquefied natural gas export projects would come online across the world this year, adding a…

February 6, 2023
ConocoPhillips Cuts Deal to Deliver Long-Term LNG Supplies to Germany

ConocoPhillips Cuts Deal to Deliver Long-Term LNG Supplies to Germany

ConocoPhillips on Tuesday signed two contracts to buy LNG from QatarEnergy and deliver it to Germany beginning in 2026, marking the first ever long-term supply agreement to move the super-chilled fuel to Europe’s largest gas-consuming nation. Under the agreements, Conoco would purchase 2 million tons (Mt) of liquefied natural gas annually for a term of…

November 29, 2022
ConocoPhillips Lands 5 MMty of Offtake, 30% Port Arthur LNG Stake in Sempra Agreement

ConocoPhillips Lands 5 MMty of Offtake, 30% Port Arthur LNG Stake in Sempra Agreement

Sempra Infrastructure has formalized an agreement with ConocoPhillips, giving the independent 5 million metric tons/year (mmty) of offtake and a 30% stake in its planned Texas export project east of Houston. The subsidiary of San Diego-based Sempra disclosed Tuesday that it executed a 20-year sales and purchase agreement (SPA) with ConocoPhillips for supply from Port…

November 23, 2022