Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LII

No 34

24-Aug-2009

TURKEY

Turkey And Qatar Move Closer To LNG Deal

Qatars Amir Shaikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani visited Turkey on 17-18 August to discuss prospects for gas and LNG projects. Shaikh Hamad and Turkeys President Abdullah Gul announced the establishment of a working group to study the potential for LNG supplies and the construction of storage facilities in the port of Ceyhan. Topping Turkeys agenda was the need to source 4 bcm/year of gas under a...