Qatar plans to raise its already huge LNG production capacity by 30% to 100 million mt/year, state-owned Qatar Petroleum’s CEO said Tuesday. The announcement at a media conference in Doha Continue Reading
A young business executive had to cancel a $150,000 family vacation in Saudi Arabia . Another woman grumbled that deliveries of designer fashions from the internet store Net-a-Porter were taking Continue Reading
Saudi King Salman’s decision to appoint his son Mohammed Bin Salman (MBS) as the new crown prince did not come as a surprise. For months, the power struggle between former Continue Reading
Saad al-Kaabi, chief executive of Qatar Petroleum, gestures during a news conference in Doha, Qatar, December 11, 2016. Qatar will not cut off gas to the United Arab Emirates despite Continue Reading
At her new exhibition in Doha, Qatari artist Maryam Al-Semaitt explained to guests the central message of her latest work: what happens when great wealth is taken for granted. That Continue Reading
Geopolitical risks, as well as U.S. economic and energy sector influences, could undercut growth for Persian Gulf countries, the World Bank said. A World Bank report on the economies for Continue Reading
Just as Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) is targeting to raise crude oil output to 1 million bpd by the end of July, the rivaling factions in the east and Continue Reading
GCC-member Qatar has been confronted by a concerted diplomatic and economic effort from its former Arab allies, led by Saudi Arabia, UAE, and non-GCC member, Egypt. The official cause of Continue Reading
Singapore (Platts)–13 Jun 2017 719 am EDT/1119 GMT * Qatargas vessels transit Suez for Ras Laffan * Egypt gets Qatar LNG despite blockade * Limited impact of UAE’s port restrictions Continue Reading
Call it the biggest bovine airlift in history. The showdown between Qatar and its neighbors has disrupted trade, split families and threatened to alter long-standing geopolitical alliances. It’s also prompted Continue Reading
