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...

Doha, 24 March 2024 QatarEnergy signed time-charter party (TCP) agreements with Qatar Gas Transport Company Limited (Nakilat) for the operation of 25 conventional-size LNG vessels as part of the second ship-owner tender under QatarEnergy’s historic LNG Fleet Expansion Program. The agreements were signed by Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi, Minister of State for Energy Affairs, President and...

 Doha, 01 March 2024 Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi, Minister of State for Energy Affairs, led Qatar’s delegation to the extraordinary ministerial meeting of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF), which is held in the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria. Speaking at the meeting, Al-Kaabi said: “The State of Qatar sees the critical need for a common...

Doha, 25 Feb. 2024 QatarEnergy has announced that it is proceeding with a new LNG expansion project, the 'North Field West' project, to further raise the State of Qatar’s LNG production capacity to 142 million tons per annum (MTPA) before the end of this decade, representing an increase of almost 85% from current production levels....