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Qatargas increases LNG supplies to Japan
Qatargas, the largest producer of natural gas in the world with a production capacity of 42 million tonnes per year of LNG, announced that it has augmented its LNG supplies to Japan by 11 tonnes from the original 9 million tonnes in comparison to the autumn 2011, as a result of the nuclear disaster last year, when Japan had to shut down its entire nuclear energy sector, from which it was dependent for 30%.
read more... 17/09/2012
Qatar to produce 10% of power from solar energy by 2018
The hydrocarbon rich Qatar envisages replacing over 10% of its traditional forms of energy used to generate electricity and water with solar power by 2018, according to a senior official of Qatar Electricity and Water Company (QEWC).
read more... 22/05/2012
Centrica and Qatar sign a strategic alliance on oil and gas projects
The British energy company, Centrica, the owner of British Gas and the state-run oil company Qatar Petroleum International (QPI) have recently teamed up in an effort to collaborate on pursuing international energy investments. On Monday they signed a memorandum of understanding to invest in a set of new or existing oil and gas projects. The deal includes investments in liquefied natural gas, gas power turbines, and gas storage.
read more... 07/12/2011
Largest gas exporters to discuss over long-term contracts and fair gas prices
World’s largest gas exporters leaders, among which the Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Algerian leader Abdelaziz Bouteflika and the head of Libya’s National Transitional Council, Mustafa Abdul Jalil, participated at their first summit on Tuesday in the capital of Qatar, Doha, two days after a ministerial meeting of the 12-nation Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) took place.
read more... 15/11/2011
Total buys a 25% stake in Qatar offshore block
The French energy giant Total announced that it has signed an agreement with CNOOC Middle East (Qatar) to acquire a 25% stake in Qatar's Block BC offshore exploration license. CNOOC Middle East will hold an interest of 75% and will remain the operator of the block.
read more... 30/05/2011