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Germany’s Siemens wins a significant power contract in Qatar
Siemens won a contract estimated at $253 million from Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation (KAHRAMAA), aiming to construct nine substations, according to the declaration made on Sunday by German corporation.
read more... 03/03/2014
Centrica strikes a £4.4bn LNG deal with Qatar
Centrica, the company parent of British Gas, has inked a four-and-a- half agreement with Qatargas, implying the purchase of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Qatar to supply three million British households(13% of the UK’s gas needs).
read more... 07/11/2013
UK received LNG from Qatar
UK has received a liquefied natural gas shipment from Qatar, because of dwindling gas supplies due to the unseasonably severe March weather which continues to put increasing demands on the National Grid. Two more shipments from Qatar are due in the coming week.
read more... 26/03/2013
Doha: The Kyoto Protocol to be extended until 2020
Almost 200 nations extended a weakened United Nations plan for fighting global warming until 2020 on Saturday at the Climate Change Conference at Doha, in Qatar.
read more... 10/12/2012
Europe's long-term gas contract disputes
European energy companies faced with falling profits are turning up the pressure on long-term suppliers such as Russia and Qatar to amend long-term, oil-indexed sales of gas. Recession and market liberalisation measures by the European Commission have caused oil and gas prices to diverge, costing utilities billions. Disputes, re-negotiations and arbitration have led producers to temporarily grant discounts on gas supplies. Some have lowered prices and others have linked supplies to prices at Europe's freely traded spot gas trading hubs. Some utilities also want greater flexibility by being able to reduce supplies beyond minimum contracted levels during times of low demand. Many negotiations are still under way.
read more... 31/10/2012