Total takes stake in next Qatari LNG expansion
TotalEnergies has signed up to take a 9.375% stake in Qatar’s next phase of LNG expansion, North Field South (NFS).
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QE launches world’s biggest blue ammonia plan
QatarEnergy (QE) has launched plans for a world-scale blue ammonia project, with capacity of 1.2 million tonnes per year.
Samsung C&T wins solar EPC award for Qatar’s industrial cities work
QatarEnergy (QE) has awarded engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contracts covering two large solar photovoltaic (PV) plants.
MENA spending on the rise, but prices to remain high
Spending on the energy sector in the Middle East and North Africa could reach $879 billion over the next five years, according to Apicorp.
QatarEnergy picks Shell for major LNG project
QatarEnergy (QE) has officially picked Shell to take a 25% stake in a joint venture on the North Field East (NFE) project. This will have total capacity of 32 million tonnes per year.
Shell to sign deal with Qatar on $29 billion gas project
Shell (LON: SHEL) is set to follow other Western energy majors by taking a stake in a $29 billion project to boost exports of liquefied natural gas from Qatar.
Samsung Heavy wins $3bn in orders for 14 LNG carriers
Samsung Heavy Industries said Wednesday it has won orders for 14 liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers worth 3.9 trillion won ($3 billion) as European countries cut natural gas imports from Russia and seek alternative sources of the fuel in the wake of the Ukraine invasion, reported Nikkei Asia.
ExxonMobil joins energy majors investing in Qatar gas project
ExxonMobil is investing in a $29 billion project to boost Qatar’s gas exports, joining others including ConocoPhillips, TotalEnergies and Eni.
China in advanced talks with Qatar for gas stakes worth billions
China’s energy majors are in advanced discussions to invest billions of dollars in Qatar’s massive liquefied natural gas (LNG) expansion project.
TotalEnergies first winner in Qatar LNG competition
TotalEnergies has won a 25% stake in the North Field East (NFE) LNG project, from QatarEnergy (QE).
STATS Group adds more feet on the ground in Middle East
STATS Group has added more staff to its Middle East operations as the result of a post-Covid uptick in project activities, while one of its most experienced pipeline intervention experts has relocated to the region.
International Seaways sells Qatari FSOs
NYSE-listed International Seaways has completed the sale of a 50% stake in two FSOs in Qatar to Euronav.
Exxon, Total poised to win stakes in giant Qatar gas project
ExxonMobil and TotalEnergies are among a group of Western energy companies poised to win stakes in a multibillion dollar project to boost Qatar’s gas exports, people with knowledge of the matter said.
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.
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).