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Qatar Petroleum begins LNG ship orders for North Field expansion

This marks the beginning of QP's massive LNG shipbuilding program

Qatar Petroleum has ordered four new LNG carriers from Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding Group Co. Ltd. (Hudong), a wholly owned subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation Limited (CSSC). These four carriers are the first batch of orders in Qatar Petroleum’s massive LNG shipbuilding program, which will cater for future LNG fleet requirements for the North Field expansion […]

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QP to supply 3.5 MTPA of LNG to China for 15 years

As of August 2021, Qatar has delivered a total of 715 LNG cargoes to China

Qatar Petroleum entered into a long-term sale and purchase agreement (SPA) with CNOOC Gas and Power Trading & Marketing Limited, a subsidiary of China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC), for the supply of 3.5 million tons per annum (MTPA) of LNG over a 15-year period starting January 2022. The SPA was signed during a virtual […]

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Oil up on supply tightness as demand set to rise

Oil prices rose again today, with Brent exceeding $80 per barrel, as tight global supply faces growing demand, with some gas to oil switching expected in Asia

Brent prices climbing above $80 per barrel for the first time since the pandemic started is a significant market event and highlights how the balance has changed dramatically, from global demand destruction and negative prices to supply tightness as demand returns. It is only now that the market is feeling the supply damage the Covid-19 […]

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China set to spend $120 bn on services and drill 118,000 wells through 2025

The nation is aiming to meet its climbing domestic demand and reduce its share of imports

China is looking to pump up oil and gas production in the years ahead to meet climbing domestic demand and reduce the record-high share of imports in its oil consumption. A Rystad Energy report projects a surge in spending till 2025, which will be accompanied by a drilling spree totaling 118,000 wells that will create […]

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