Doha, 23 Oct 2025

Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi, Minister of State for Energy Affairs, headed Qatar’s delegation to the 27^th Ministerial Meeting of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF), which was held in Doha today.

Addressing the meeting, Al-Kaabi reaffirmed Qatar’s commitment to cooperate with member states “to promote natural gas as a primary vehicle to achieve access to cleaner energy.” He said

that “We must be clear in our opposition to trade barriers and discriminatory measures that disadvantage energy products, especially natural gas.” AlKaabi affirmed that “despite geopolitical tensions and faltering climate policies, the outlook for natural gas - and particularly LNG - is positive. It is driven by economic growth in Asia, a growing desire for cleaner and more economic sources of energy, and booming power demand from data centers and artificial intelligence.”

The ministerial meeting tackled a number of issues of importance to the mission of the Forum, particularly with regard to the role of natural gas in the ongoing energy transition.

The Gas Exporting Countries Forum is a gathering of the world’s leading gas-exporting countries. It aims to build a mechanism for a more meaningful dialogue between gas producers and consumers to ensure stability and security of supply and demand in global natural gas markets.