Doha, 11 Dec. 2024 QatarEnergy has selected the joint venture of Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K Lines Ltd. (MOL) and China’s COSCO Shipping LNG Investment (Shanghai) Co. Ltd. (CSLNG) to own and operate 6 QC-Max size LNG vessels. The 6 vessels will be built in China by Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding Group, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation...

Doha, 02 Dec. 2024 (QNA) Neerav Patel, the British Ambassador to Qatar, highlighted that the visit of the Amir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, to the UK will further strengthen bilateral cooperation across multiple sectors. Patel emphasized the historic and deep ties between the two nations, particularly the personal relationship between the Amir...

Doha, 07 Oct. 2024 QatarEnergy has announced the launch of  Tawteen initiative’s enhanced In-Country Value(ICV) program, a move that will further align it with the objectives of the State of Qatar to enhance the sustainable development of the local economy. The enhanced ICV Program is the result of strategic collaboration and alignment with key stakeholders...

Doha, 23 Sept. 2023 QatarEnergy has witnessed the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to establish Qatar Salt Products Company (QSalt). This strategic partnership, an initiative by QatarEnergy’s TAWTEEN localization program, brought together Mesaieed Petrochemical Holding Company (MPHC) (40% share), Qatar Industrial Manufacturing Co. (QIMC) (30% share), and the Turkiye’s Atlas Yatirim Planlama (30%...

Shanghai, 10 Sept. 2024 QatarEnergy inaugurated the first conventional-size LNG vessel under its historic shipbuilding program. The 'Rex Tillerson' was named after the former Chairman and CEO of ExxonMobil as a tribute to his life-long accomplishments in the energy sector. The traditional naming ceremony was held at the Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard in the Chinese city of...

Shanghai, 09 Sept. 2024 QatarEnergy has signed an agreement today with China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) for the construction of 6 additional state-of-the-art QC-Max vessels, bringing the total number of LNG vessels on order under its fleet expansion program to 128, including 24 QC-Max mega vessels. The QC-Max vessels, which will be built at China’s...

Doha, 01 Sept. 2024 QatarEnergy has announced that it will build a new solar power mega project that will more than double the State of Qatar’s solar energy production, significantly contributing to lower carbon emissions in the framework of a realistic energy transition. The new project will boost Qatar’s PV solar power production capacity to...

Doha, 12 June 2024 Chief Executive Officer of Rosneft Igor Sechin delivered a speech at the Energy Panel of the 27th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum paying special attention to the energy transition and discussing the forecast by OPEC of which Qatar is also a part. Rosneft has established significant connections with Qatar in the...

Haikou, China, 03 May 2024 (Xinhua) China's first independently-developed and built ultra-deepwater gas field, Shenhai Yihao, or Deep Sea No.1, has recorded an accumulated natural gas output of over 8 billion cubic meters so far, with its oil output exceeding 800,000 cubic meters. The deepest of its kind in China, the Shenhai Yihao ultra-deepwater gas...

Doha, Qatar, 29 Apr. 2024 QatarEnergy signed long-term time charter party (TCP) agreements with three ship owners for the operation of nine new, ultra-modern LNG vessels as part of the QC-Max part of its historic LNG fleet expansion program. The long-term TCP agreements cater for the operation of the vessels by affiliates of China Merchants...