McDermott wins major Qatari FEED work
McDermott International has won one of its largest ever front-end engineering and design (FEED) studies for an oilfield offshore Qatar.
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QatarEnergy readies for commercial LNG talks with Germany
QatarEnergy (QE) has held talks with German officials in preparation to begin sending LNG to the northern European country.
Italy minister visits Angola, Congo in LNG security hunt
Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs Luigi di Maio has visited Angola and Congo Kinshasa in order to secure new sources of gas.
QE ups CCS, solar plan in move to cut carbon intensity
QatarEnergy (QE) is doubling down on its carbon capture and solar plans, with the aim of producing cleaner LNG.
Biden scours globe to send Europe gas if Russia hits Ukraine
The Biden administration and European allies are searching the world for surplus natural gas to send to Europe in the event conflict erupts over Ukraine, including approaching China about its supplies, according to people familiar with the matter.
China’s Sinopec gets maiden LNG under new Qatari deal
China's state-owned Sinopec reported yesterday that it had received its first liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargo as part of a new supply contract with Qatar Energy.
Gas crunch pushes anxious buyers to pay more for contracts
Worries that the current shortage of liquefied natural gas will persist through the middle of the decade are triggering a rush to sign long-term deals, pushing up the price of contracts for the super-chilled fuel.
McDermott lands ‘mega offshore contract’ with QatarEnergy
McDermott has won a “mega offshore contract” with QatarEnergy for the North Field East LNG project.
McDermott wins offshore work for Qatari LNG project
QatarEnergy (QE) has awarded a major construction contract on its LNG expansion project to McDermott Middle East.
Vantage sells three jack-ups to Saudi-owned ADES
Vantage Drilling International has agreed to sell three jack-up rigs to ADES Arabia, owned by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF).
Qatar takes Rolls-Royce small nuclear plans over the line
The Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) has reached a deal with Rolls-Royce to invest in new small-scale nuclear power.
US to be LNG top dog by end 2022
The US will become the world’s largest LNG exporter by the end of 2022, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA).
China’s GEG signs long-term LNG deal with QatarEnergy
QatarEnergy (QE) has struck a long-term deal to supply LNG to China’s Guangdong Energy Group (GEG).
Macron oversees slew of French deals on visit to Middle East
French President Emmanuel Macron has overseen a number of commercial deals during his visit to the Middle East.
UK forked out more than £18bn on oil and gas imports in first six months of 2021, according to trading figures
The UK shelled out more than £18 billion on oil and gas imports in the first few months of the year, according to the government’s latest trading figures.
Qatar invests in Pakistan’s next LNG import terminal
Qatar, the world’s top supplier of liquefied natural gas (LNG), will invest in Pakistan’s next import terminal in a bid to support one of the fastest growing buyers of the super-chilled fuel.
QatarEnergy enters Canada’s offshore in Exxon deal
QatarEnergy has struck a deal with ExxonMobil to take a stake in an exploration licence offshore Canada’s east coast.
Shell strikes UK hydrogen deal with QatarEnergy
Shell has signed an agreement to work on blue and green hydrogen in the UK with QatarEnergy.
Qatar begins building new LNG trains
Qatargas has begun building the four trains of the North Field East (NFE) project, to boost production to 110 million tonnes per year of LNG.
Petroleum no more, QP rebrands as Qatar Energy
Qatar Petroleum (QP) has rebranded as Qatar Energy, describing itself as “your energy transition partner”.
Top LNG exporter Qatar warns gas prices are at unhealthy levels
Qatar, the world’s biggest exporter of liquefied natural gas (LNG), warned that prices have climbed to “unhealthy” levels.
Japan may lose control of its LNG prowess, boosting Asia prices further
Asia gas prices may be high, but over the years they are poised to go even higher due to two key developments that threaten to change Japan’s role and influence in global liquefied natural gas (LNG) markets, according to the latest analysis from Japan NRG.
China to build LNG ships for Qatar in maiden deal
China will build four new liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers for Qatar Petroleum, as part of a deal worth 2.8 billion Qatari Riyals ($760 million) that will help bolster the country’s fleet, as its North Field expansion progresses. Significantly, it is the first order placed with a Chinese shipyard for LNG vessels by Qatar Petroleum and underscores the strengthening strategic relationship between the two nations.
Qatar signs major LNG deal with China’s CNOOC
Qatar Petroleum has signed a deal with China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) for the supply of 3.5 million tonnes per year (t/y) of liquefied natural gas (LNG) over a 15-year term starting January 2022. Significantly, the deal brings Qatari LNG supplies to China under long-term deals to 15.5 million t/y.
The global gas crunch may switch off lights in Pakistan
Pakistan only started importing liquefied natural gas (LNG) six years ago, but its growing dependence on the super-chilled fuel is starting to turn into a nightmare.