Company Insights QatarEnergy Oil & Gas Latest QatarEnergy DevelopmentsAI Insights QatarEnergy has signed a five-year agreement with India's Gail, shipping liquefied natural gas (LNG) from April, equating to one cargo monthly1. The company has partnered with Singapore-based Shell, delivering three million tonnes per annum of LNG to China starting in January 20252. QatarEnergy also expanded its presence in Namibia by acquiring additional stakes in two exploration blocks in the Orange Basin. The percentage interests in blocks 2913B and 2912 will rise to 35.25 and 33 respectively, pending regulatory approval3. In Egypt QatarEnergy plans to acquire a 23 percent stake in an offshore exploration block from US oil company Chevron4. QatarEnergy has also secured a 20-year agreement to supply 18 million tonnes of naphtha to Shell, beginning in April 20255. QatarEnergy Overview QatarEnergy, formerly Qatar Petroleum, is Qatar’s state-owned petroleum company. It operates all oil and gas activities in Qatar, including exploration, production, refining, transport, storage, sales and delivery. Based in Doha, QatarEnergy is one of the world’s largest oil companies by both oil and gas reserves. Its onshore oil and gas field Dukhan produces crude oil, associated gas, condensate and non-associated gas. Offshore, crude oil and associated gas are produced from QatarEnergy’s Idd El-Sharqi, Maydan Mahzam, Bul Hanine and Al-Murjan fields. QatarEnergy is also one of the top exporters of liquified natural gas (LNG) through its QatarEnergy LNG subsidiary, which it says has the world’s largest fleet of LNG ships. QatarEnergy has signed numerous global exploration, development and production agreements with major oil and gas companies including Total, Maersk Oil Qatar, GDF Suez, China National Offshore Oil Corp, Exxon Mobil and Dolphin Energy. QatarEnergy News Finance Gulf investments grow in Cyprus both onshore and off Sovereign wealth funds are eyeing up real estate while energy companies have set their sights on the sea March 14, 2025 Renewable Energy TotalEnergies starts building Iraq’s largest solar plant France’s TotalEnergies has started constructing Iraq’s largest solar power plant as part of a $27 billion energy deal it signed in 2023. The plant, based in the southern oil hub of Basra, has a production capacity of 1,000 megawatt (MW) and includes installing two million solar panels, the official news agency said, citing an Electricity […] March 7, 2025 Energy Aramco slashes blue ammonia output to reduce costs Saudi Aramco has scaled down its low carbon ammonia production target by 80 percent because of high costs and low demand. The company has adjusted its production objective from 11 million tonnes per annum (mpta) by 2030 to 2.5 mpta, it has said. The new target is still subject to the availability of commercially viable […] March 6, 2025 Opinion Energy Iraq must act fast to avoid a domestic energy crisis Things are never simple in the land of the two rivers but Baghdad needs solutions now February 18, 2025 Analysis Oil & Gas Cyprus-Egypt pipeline paves way for island’s gas industry Cyprus to pipe gas to Egypt Gas to be turned into LNG Egypt could then re-export it After years of high hopes and false starts, Cyprus’s natural gas industry might finally be flowing after the island state agreed this week to pipe pros... Register now: It’s easy and free This content is available for registered […] February 18, 2025 Energy Iraq breaks ground on first facility to stop gas flaring A consortium comprising state-owned QatarEnergy has begun constructing the first processing facility for the associated gas from the Ratawi field in Iraq’s Basra region. The facility, part of the gas growth integrated Project (GGIP), will be developed at an investment of $250 million and will process 50 million cubic feet per day (cfd) of gas […] January 12, 2025 Opinion Energy Something old, something new: GCC energy trends in 2025 To avoid a 2008-style power crunch, every type of energy must be thrown into the mix January 2, 2025 Opinion Energy DP World, energy and AI: five predictions for 2025 Let the guessing game begin – but no promises... December 27, 2024 Oil & Gas Qatar threatens LNG halt over EU due diligence law Qatar has threatened to cease liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipments to the European Union (EU) if the bloc enforces a corporate sustainability due diligence directive, according to a news report. The directive, set to take effect in 2027, imposes penalties for companies failing to meet stringent standards on environmental protection and forced labour in supply […] December 23, 2024 Opinion Energy BP could be a savvy investment for Gulf buyers Rarely does the opportunity to buy an international energy leader arise December 19, 2024 Posts navigation 1 2 … 10 Next
Finance Gulf investments grow in Cyprus both onshore and off Sovereign wealth funds are eyeing up real estate while energy companies have set their sights on the sea March 14, 2025
Renewable Energy TotalEnergies starts building Iraq’s largest solar plant France’s TotalEnergies has started constructing Iraq’s largest solar power plant as part of a $27 billion energy deal it signed in 2023. The plant, based in the southern oil hub of Basra, has a production capacity of 1,000 megawatt (MW) and includes installing two million solar panels, the official news agency said, citing an Electricity […] March 7, 2025
Energy Aramco slashes blue ammonia output to reduce costs Saudi Aramco has scaled down its low carbon ammonia production target by 80 percent because of high costs and low demand. The company has adjusted its production objective from 11 million tonnes per annum (mpta) by 2030 to 2.5 mpta, it has said. The new target is still subject to the availability of commercially viable […] March 6, 2025
Opinion Energy Iraq must act fast to avoid a domestic energy crisis Things are never simple in the land of the two rivers but Baghdad needs solutions now February 18, 2025
Analysis Oil & Gas Cyprus-Egypt pipeline paves way for island’s gas industry Cyprus to pipe gas to Egypt Gas to be turned into LNG Egypt could then re-export it After years of high hopes and false starts, Cyprus’s natural gas industry might finally be flowing after the island state agreed this week to pipe pros... Register now: It’s easy and free This content is available for registered […] February 18, 2025
Energy Iraq breaks ground on first facility to stop gas flaring A consortium comprising state-owned QatarEnergy has begun constructing the first processing facility for the associated gas from the Ratawi field in Iraq’s Basra region. The facility, part of the gas growth integrated Project (GGIP), will be developed at an investment of $250 million and will process 50 million cubic feet per day (cfd) of gas […] January 12, 2025
Opinion Energy Something old, something new: GCC energy trends in 2025 To avoid a 2008-style power crunch, every type of energy must be thrown into the mix January 2, 2025
Opinion Energy DP World, energy and AI: five predictions for 2025 Let the guessing game begin – but no promises... December 27, 2024
Oil & Gas Qatar threatens LNG halt over EU due diligence law Qatar has threatened to cease liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipments to the European Union (EU) if the bloc enforces a corporate sustainability due diligence directive, according to a news report. The directive, set to take effect in 2027, imposes penalties for companies failing to meet stringent standards on environmental protection and forced labour in supply […] December 23, 2024
Opinion Energy BP could be a savvy investment for Gulf buyers Rarely does the opportunity to buy an international energy leader arise December 19, 2024
