by Ekrem Duman | Jul 25, 2026 | Qatar Company Stories, Qatar Energy & LNG
⚡ TL;DRQatar left OPEC in January 2019 after more than fifty years of membership, announcing the decision weeks earlier. The move was framed as a technical focus on gas rather than a political rupture, but the timing and context made it one of the most revealing...
by Ekrem Duman | Jul 25, 2026 | Qatar Company Stories, Qatar Energy & LNG
⚡ TL;DRQatar, the United States and Australia are the three largest LNG exporters, and each competes on a fundamentally different model. This guide compares their cost structures, contract philosophies, political risk and expansion plans, and explains why the...
by Ekrem Duman | Jul 25, 2026 | Qatar Company Stories, Qatar Energy & LNG
⚡ TL;DRQatar has built its LNG business on contracts running twenty to twenty-seven years, at a time when many buyers want short, flexible deals. This guide explains the financial logic behind long-duration contracts, why destination clauses matter, how buyers...
by Ekrem Duman | Jul 25, 2026 | Qatar Company Stories, Qatar Energy & LNG
⚡ TL;DRThe North Field is the world’s largest non-associated gas field and the single asset behind Qatar’s LNG position. Its multi-phase expansion is one of the biggest capital programmes in the energy industry. This guide explains what is being...
by Ekrem Duman | Jul 25, 2026 | Qatar Company Stories, Qatar Energy & LNG
⚡ TL;DRQatarEnergy is the state-owned company that turned a single offshore gas field into the backbone of the global LNG trade. This guide explains how Qatar built its liquefied natural gas business, why its cost position is almost impossible to beat, how the...
by Ekrem Duman | Jul 25, 2026 | Qatar Company Stories, Qatar Energy & LNG
⚡ TL;DRThe industry spent a decade moving toward short, flexible, hub-linked LNG contracts. Then Qatar signed a series of 20 and 27-year agreements with Chinese, European and Asian buyers and reversed the trend. The reason is structural: someone has to...
