QATAR
 
QP Eyes US Shale Gas Industry Investments
 
Qatar is considering investing in Canadian and US shale upstream gas concessions. The potential move to the continent is similar to the strategy of state-owned petrochemical firm Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC), which is also eyeing North America but for shale gas-fed downstream projects as part of its next expansion phase (MEES, 14 December 2012). State-owned Qatar Petroleum (QP) invests overseas through...