Qatar may sell 2mn metric tonnes of LNG to Turkey

Qatar and Turkey are in talks to increase co-operation in energy, including the long-term supply of liquefied natural gas to Turkey, HE the Minister of Energy and Industry Dr Mohamed bin Saleh al-Sada said.

Qatar may sell 2mn metric tonnes of LNG, or 2.8bn cu m of natural gas, annually to Turkey “in the future,” al-Sada told reporters in a joint news conference after meeting with Turkish Energy Minister Taner Yildiz in Istanbul yesterday.

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Qatar currently sells LNG to Turkey’s state pipeline operator Boru Hatlari ile Petrol Tasima (Botas), and privately held Egegaz, according to al-Sada. Qatar also plans energy investments in Turkey, he said.

Prospects of Qatar Petroleum co-operating with leading Turkish energy firms brightened as al-Sada held talks with the country’s top officials and executives yesterday.

source: Gulf Times